Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High in Lagos State, on Friday, adjourned ruling on the bail application of four journalists detained over alleged cyberstalking and spreading of false information about the Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company PLC, Segun Agbaje.
He, therefore, urged the court to grant the suspects bail pending the commencement of the trial.
"The charges are based on an amendment because the penalties stated in Section 24 of the 2024 amended Cyber Crime Prevention Act have been substituted.
In his counterargument, the prosecuting counsel opposed the bail application, citing Section 27 of the 2015 Cyber Crime Prevention Act.
Justice Faji adjourned the ruling on the bail application to October 14, 2024, to review the amended 2024 Cyber Crime Act and determine whether it supersedes the 2015 Act...
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