The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday stalled the fresh arraignment of a former Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, Shendam branch, Plateau State, Gabriel Tsenyen, following an objection by his counsel that he had already been arraigned on the same allegations.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik fixed August 20 to determine whether Tsenyen, who is also a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, can be tried afresh over allegations of cyberstalking and incitement of public disturbances.
The development followed an attempt by the Department of State Services to arraign the lawyer on a fresh two-count charge bordering on cyberstalking and incitement to breach public peace.
But shortly after Tsenyen was called into the dock to take his plea, his lead counsel, Emmanuel Esene, SAN, objected to the arraignment.
Esene told the court that his client had already been arraigned before the same court on the same allegations and that the earlier case had been adjourned until September 28 for trial.
