Nigeria, June 12 -- A non-governmental organisation, Citizens' Solution Network, has called for the immediate and unconditional release of an activist and newspaper publisher, Agba Jalingo, and others arrested on Saturday during the June 12 protest in Calabar, Cross River State.

Mr Jalingo is the publisher of Cross River Watch, an online newspaper.

Cross River Watch's news editor, Jonathan Ugbal, the paper's lawyer, James Ibor, and one other person were arrested along with Mr Jalingo in front of the paper's office where they were holding a peaceful protest.

Citizens' Solution Network, in a statement issued on Saturday, said Mr Jalingo and others did not commit any crime, other than participating in a legitimate protest.

The group cond...