A blogger, Desmond Chima,
was arraigned at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday for allegedly
publishing two defamatory stories against United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc
Managing Director, Philips Oduoza. The police said he connived with some persons who
are at large to post a story entitled: Randy UBA MD, Philips Oduoza in adultery
mess…romances star actress, Genevieve Nnaji.
He
was arraigned on two- count charge of cybercrime before Justice Mohammed
Yunusa.
The
blogger was also alleged to have posted a second with the title: Randy UBA MD,
Philips Oduoza’s wife to divorce him over affairs with actress Genevieve.
The Nation report continues:
Police
prosecutor, Henry Obiazi, claimed the blogger published the stories knowing
them to be false.
According
to him, it was for the purpose of annoying Oduoza and causing him ill will and
needless anxiety.
Obiazi
claimed that Chima violated Section 24(1)(b) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition,
Prevention, etc) Act 2015.
One
of the counts reads: “That you, Desmond Ike Chima ‘m’ and others now at large,
in March 2015, at Ojodu, Lagos, in the Lagos Judicial Division, intentionally
sent or published an article by means of computer on the Internet entitled:
‘Randy UBA MD, Philips Oduoza in adultery mess…romances star actress, Genevieve
Nnaji…’ for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience, danger,
obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred, ill will or
needless anxiety to the said Philips Oduoza and thereby committed an offence
contrary to and punishable under Section 24(1)(b) of the Cybercrime
(Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2015.”
Chima
pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Justice Yunusa adjourned to
November 6 for hearing of his bail application.
Court Orders Blogger’s Detention Over
Alleged Malicious Publication
A Federal High Court in
Lagos on Monday ordered that a 29-year-old blogger, Desmond Ike-Chima, be
remanded at the Ikoyi Prisons over alleged malicious publication. Ike-Chima, arraigned on a
two-count charge bordering on the alleged offence, pleaded not guilty.
Justice
Mohammed Yunusa, however, ordered his remand and adjourned the case till Nov. 6
for hearing of his bail application.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused was alleged to have
written a malicious publication against the Managing Director of the United
Bank for Africa (UBA), Philips Oduoza.
The
prosecutor, Henry Obiazi, told the court that the accused and others, now at
large, committed the offence sometime in March at Ojodu, Lagos.
He
said the accused had published an article entitled “Randy UBA MD, Philips
Oduoza, in Adultery Mess: Romances Star Actress, Genevieve Nnaji.”
He
alleged that the publication was aimed at causing “annoyance, danger,
obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred, ill will
and needless anxiety” to the ban executive.
According
to the prosecutor, the offence contravened the provision of Section 24 (1) (b)
of the Cybercrime Prohibition Prevention Act, Laws of the Federation, 2015.
(NAN)
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