The police command in Bayelsa has dropped a defamation charge it filed against a Bayelsa-based journalist, Mr Nengi Owei-Ilagha. The journalist was charged before a Federal High Court in Yenagoa. He was alleged to have made defamatory posts against Mr Emmanuel Chiefson on Facebook.
Chiefson is a member of the Police Community Relations Committee in Bayelsa.
The prosecutor, Mr Monday Benabo, who had earlier sought an adjournment to seek out-of-court resolution of the case, announced willingness to withdraw the charge, on Tuesday.
Justice Isa Dashen subsequently struck out the case.
Owei-Ilagha was arraigned on Jan. 16 by the police, which filed a three-count charge against him. The suit marked FHC/YNG/88C/2022 was filed before Justice Emmanuel Gakko. Dashen inherited the case following transfer of Gakko. (NAN)
