The Chief Magistrate, Emmanuel Iyanna, while ruling on the bail application filed through his lawyer on Thursday struck out the case for lack of jurisdiction.

A magistrate court in Abuja has struck out the case bordering on criminal intimidation, threat to life, cyberstalking, and cyberbullying filed against social media influencer Ofoegu Chukwuma, popularly known as Ijele.

The Chief Magistrate, Emmanuel Iyanna, while ruling on the bail application filed through his lawyer on Thursday struck out the case for lack of jurisdiction.

The judge also ordered the police to arraign the blogger before a competent court of law to enable the defendant take his plea in line with the provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice (ACJA) 2015.

Ijele’s application last week suffered a setback as a result of the absence of the Chief Magistrate, Emmanuel Iyanna, who claimed to be sick.

Delivering his ruling on the bail application, Iyana ruled that the defendant be arraigned before the Federal High Court where the prosecution claimed to have filed charges against him.

He added that there was no charge before his court against the blogger and that his court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the case.

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