Audu Maikori, the Chief Executive Officer, Chocolate City, Lagos was on Monday arraigned before a Kaduna Chief Magistrate’s Court over alleged criminal conspiracy and spreading falsehood. He was later granted bail by the magistrate.
The charge sheet indicated that he was also alleged to have incited disturbance of public peace.
Maikori was arraigned along with one Simon Joseph, as first and second accused.
Prosecution counsel, Dari Bayero, told the court that the duo, on January 23, 2017 conspired and spread a false story, in the social media, that five students of Kaduna State College of Education were ambushed and killed by Fulani herdsmen.
“This false information was inciting and capable of disturbing the public peace,” he alleged.
Bayero said that the offences were punishable under section 24 of Cyber Crime Act, Laws of the Federation 2015.
He, however, said that investigation was ongoing, and urged the court to give him more time to conclude the investigation and filed the case to an appropriate court.
Counsel to the first accused, Mr Reuben James, urged the court to grant his client bail on the ground that the offences for which he was dragged before the court were bailable.
Similarly, counsel to the second accused, Mr Desmond Tabakwot, also urged the court to grant the second accused bail.
Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Yusuf said he lacked jurisdiction to try the case, and thereafter granted the accused persons bail in the sum of N100,000 and one surety each.
He adjourned the case to April 20, for further mention.
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Posted: at 13-03-2017 05:54 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Pauldedon at 13-03-2017 11:15 PM (8 years ago) (m)
Quote from: Otikadinje on 13-03-2017 09:37 PM
Result of fake news hope some of our posters here learn some lessons.
The government are just rubbishing this country, they will arrest those spreading fake news though bad but how about those committing murder in the name of herdsmen? How many have been arrested and prosecuted? The evil that you men do will surely come back to you one day. It is the Nigerians that allow all the nonsense to happen, most of them are follow follow people just like goats
Posted: at 13-03-2017 11:15 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie
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