The Bayelsa State blogger was accused of making defamatory publications against the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Barry Ndiomu, a retired major-general.
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the remand of a blogger from Bayelsa State, Saint Onitsha Mienpamo, in Kuje Correctional Centre following his arraignment for alleged cyber-bullying.
The judge, Emeka Nwite, in a ruling after Mr Mienpamo took his plea, directed the defendant to be remanded in the correctional centre until 4 December, when the trial is slated to commence. Mr Mienpamo, who operates a blog, Naijalivetv.com, is standing trial on three counts of willful libel, threat, causing danger and insult against the PAP interim administrator.
But the judge, Mr Nwite, said the bail application was not in the court’s file, hence, it could not be heard at the proceedings.
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