Police arraign blogger for writing against Amosun’s wife
Category: Nigerian National News
According to various reports on news and social media, the Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday
arraigned a blogger and social media activist, Emmanuel Ojo, before an
Ogun State magistrate court for allegedly publishing false news against
the wife of Ogun State Governor, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun.
Emmanuel Ojo pleaded not guilty to
the eight charges brought against him in the case number MA/430C/2015,
he was granted bail in the sum of N1m with two sureties in the like
sum.
Ojo
was accused of publishing “false news with intent to malign, cause
hatred against the wife of the Governor which was punishable under
section 516 of the Criminal Code cap 24 vol. 2 Laws of Ogun State of
Nigeria, 2006.”
He was accused to have published the said information on his Facebook account
alleging that Mrs Amosun was arrested in London for money laundering
“with intent to cause fear and alarm to the public and to expose her to
hatred and contempt before the public.”
The Chief Magistrate, Anthony Araba, who
presided over the case also ruled that the two sureties must be
residents within the jurisdiction of the court with landed properties.
They (sureties) should also submit the
documents of the landed properties with the court and also show evidence
of regular tax payment to the government.
Ojo was also accused of assaulting one
Katibi Biliamin, a Superintendent of Police, with intention to resist or
prevent lawful arrest and thereby committed an offence contrary to and
punishable under section 356 (1)(2) of the Criminal Code cap 24 vol 2
Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006.
He had published on his Facebook page that Mrs. Amosun had been arrested in London for laundering a sum of $300,000.
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