Nigeria, June 12 -- Agba Jalingo, an activist and a newspaper publisher, has again been arrested by the police in Calabar, Cross River State, over the June 12 protest in the city.

Mr Jalingo, the publisher of Cross River Watch, an online newspaper, was reportedly arrested at about noon in front of the Cross River Watch's office in Calabar where he and a few others were having a peaceful protest.

The Managing Editor of Cross River Watch, Jeremiah Archibong, who informed PREMIUM TIMES of the development, said the paper's news editor, Jonathan Ugbal, as well as its lawyer, James Ibor, were also arrested.

"They shot teargas three times at us, it was just within the office. We didn't even step on the road, they just came with over seven Hil...