Nigeria, Oct. 10 -- Agu, a former secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Owerri branch, Chinedu Agu, is accused of defaming Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, and is still being held at Owerri correctional facility, despite a bail granted him by a Federal High Court.

Mr Imo said the bail granted to the lawyer by the Federal High Court was directed to the police in Imo and not to the correctional centre, and that the Federal High Court ordered the police to release Mr Agu, unaware that a Magistrate Court in Owerri also ordered the lawyer's remand in prison.

In a statement signed by over 10 CSOs, the coalition said emerging facts from the proceedings raise serious questions about the impartiality, independence, and integrity o...