A 29-year-old blogger, Desmond Ike-Chima, has been remanded in prison pending the hearing of his bail application over alleged malicious publication against the Managing Director of United Bank of Africa, UBA, Plc, Philips Oduoza.
The defendant was remanded by Justice Mohammed Yunusa of a Federal High Court Lagos.
He was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on malicious publication, preferred against him by the police.
The prosecutor, Henry Obiazi, told the court that the defendant and others still at large sometime in March 2015, at Ojodu falsely published an article by means of computer on the Internet entitled Randy UBA MD, Philips Oduoza in Adultery Mess, Romances Star Actress Genevieve Nnaji.
He alleged that the publication was for the purpose of causing annoyance, incontinence danger, obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred, ill will or needless anxiety to the victim.
Obiazi, also alleged that the blogger’s publication led to the wife of Oduoza divorcing him over the alleged affairs with actress Genevieve.
According to the prosecutor, the offences committed are punishable under Sections 24 (1) (b) Cybercrime Prohibition Prevention Act, laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2015.
Ike-Chima pleaded not guilty to the charges, while the trial judge adjourned the case to November 6 for the hearing of the bail application.
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Posted: at 3-11-2015 05:48 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Dis shld serve as example for others bloggers who jt sit down in their house and assume some malicious story like dis and post to d world. Can d blogger bring bak d scattered marriage btw d UBA boss and his wife???
Posted: at 3-11-2015 06:52 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Its so surprising why naijapals allow any how posts on their page. My advice is that they should screen, investigate and also moderate the posts people are posting here. Some of these stories are making me feel homesick
Posted: at 3-11-2015 09:27 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
NA WAOO FOR DAT MY CONTRY SEF, KEEP WONDERING WHEN GOODNEWS GO OVERTAKE BAD NEWSCT.ALL DIS OUR SO CALL NAIJA ACTRESS, WT ONLY FIVE MOVIE IN D MARKET DEM DON GET EVERYTIN, HOUSE, CARS ETC, NA WAOO,MR UBA TAKE AM EASY.
Posted: at 3-11-2015 02:59 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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