DEFAMATION: Court Grants Fonya Sule Bail in Alleged Defamation Case Against Gov.Kefas.

By Jako Keke, [Jalingo Times] October 23, 2026.

The Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State, has granted bail to Fonya Sule, who was arrested over an alleged defamatory Facebook post concerning Governor Agbu Kefas and Hajiya Zainab Abubakar Ibrahim, popularly known as Aunty Zee.

Counsel to the defendant, Pius Danba Pius, disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Jalingo, explaining that the court considered the charge bailable and granted his client bail.

According to the defence counsel, the Taraba State Government, through the Office of the Attorney-General of the State, had now instituted criminal proceedings against Mr. Sule over the alleged publication.

However, Court documents indicate that the state government has filed a criminal complaint against Sule before an Upper Area Court, alleging that he published statements on his Facebook account on August 12, 2026, concerning Governor Kefas and Hajiya Zainab Abubakar Ibrahim.

The complaint quoted the alleged Facebook post as stating: "Aunty Zee be Very careful ooh, if not u will soon carry belle, that your boss na one time BuGu."

The state government contends that the publication amounts to criminal defamation and injurious falsehood, offences punishable under Sections 392 and 393 of the Penal Code Law, Cap. 98, Laws of Taraba State, 1997.

The matter is scheduled to come up again on October 28, 2026.

The allegations remain before the court, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty by a competent court of law.

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