Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday, stormed the Chief Magistrate Court IV in Yola, Adamawa State to seek justice for Abubakar Lawan Uba who has been arrested and detained by the state’s police since August 8, 2022.
Uba, a politician based in Adamawa, has been remanded for 36 days for criticising Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the state.
On September 7, 2022, a Magistrate Court again denied Uba bail, after a court hearing on August 15 had earlier refused him bail.
Uba has been in detention for over a month after he was accused of sharing videos in which he claimed Fintiri betrayed those who helped him win the election in 2019.
The chief magistrate court presided over by Magistrate Aminu Abdulkadir Maiha dismissed the bail application by the counsel for the defendant while a similar application at the High Court was dismissed.
While addressing journalists on the court premises on Tuesday, Dalung said he came to the court as a Nigerian citizen to ensure justice for Uba.
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The former minister, who described himself as a Nigeria citizen who always stands for justice, said he could not stand by and watch a fellow citizen being denied justice.
He said Uba ought not to have been remanded because the offence is bailable in nature.
He challenged the judiciary to rise to the challenge of injustice bedevilling the justice system in the country. “They should not in any way compromise or allow cases to be politicised,” he said.
Dalung accordingly vowed to ensure justice for the politician.
Uba, who is currently standing trial before the Chief Magistrate Court, presided over by Magistrate Aminu Abdulkadir Maiha, for defamation of character and several other offences, has vehemently denied committing the offence.
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He had through his lead counsel, D. S. Adebole, approached Adamawa State High Court presided over by Justice Musa Usman, with a bail application but it was turned down.
Meanwhile, at Tuesday’s sitting, the Magistrate court which had fixed the date for the adoption of a no-case submission filed by counsel for Uba, however, adjourned the matter to Wednesday.
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