Chima was arraigned on two counts of cyber crime before Justice Mohammed Yunusa of a Federal High Court in Lagos.
The police accused the blogger of conniving with some persons still at large to post online a story titled “Randy UBA MD, Philips Oduoza in adultery mess, romances star actress, Genevieve Nnaji.”
The blogger was said to have also, sometime in March this year, posted a second story with the title “Randy UBA MD, Philips Oduoza’s’wife to divorce him over affairs with actress Genevieve.”
The prosecutor, Henry Obiazi, who pressed the charges against Chima on Monday, claimed that the blogger knew the stories to be false and posted them online for the purpose of annoying the bank MD and causing him ill will and needless anxiety.
Obiazi claimed that Chima violated the law and was bound to be punished under Section 24(1)(b) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2015.
One of the counts read,
“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 offense contrary to and punishable under Section 24(1)(b) of the Cyber crime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2015.”The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the two counts. The prosecutor urged the court to make an order remanding the blogger in prison pending trial but the counsel for the accused, Nnamdi Mofunanya, orally applied for his bail.
The judge, however, refused the oral bail application and directed the defense lawyer to file a formal application for bail.
While adjourning till November 6, 2015 to hear the said bail application, Justice Yunusa, however, ordered the prison remand of the blogger.
They should grant him bail joor....afterall,,where they is smoke,they is fire.....
ReplyDeleteWahala! Hmmm! "Uwaifo don talk e own o".
ReplyDeleteThose blogger's should always confirm story before posting the same thing Linda Ikeji did to wizkid and posting Rubbish without confirmation false rumors...well i just dey laugh
ReplyDeleteNa wa oo
ReplyDeleteThings we do to get money anyhow anyday,hmm
ReplyDeleteStory abeg let them free him o
ReplyDeleteOlovo obinna,if I wake up today and say u are an armed robber, shey u will say it's a lie,and some idiot like u somewhere will say same nonsense u just said..but afterall u aren't an armed robber, just another dumb ass
ReplyDeleteNigeria has. Gotten to d point dat u post anytin all to get money and people wil believe easily. Who is now fooling who? Let's us all be sincere, once u post anytin n u can't defend it den u deserve to b in jail. Let the jail stary n let's see if all dese false blogger and journalist will minimise or not.
ReplyDeleteThey should cut off his fingers. Lolz
ReplyDeleteBoth bloggers,journalists,infact media they really need to b careful
ReplyDeleteHmm...you are all right some what. But think of the fact that it seems the rich are now kinda buying protection for their illicit activities and this will scare the ability of the free Press to do its work...I day it's a bad omen.
ReplyDeleteHowever there are too many wannabe bloggers that want to make sharp money cos of the success of the Linda Ikejis. They need to be careful and verify somehow. Have some evidence to protect themselves with...instead of publishing rumours as fact...
God bless Nigeria
They should free him jare!b! Guilty conscience mtchew
ReplyDeleteNonsense, as if the guy no dey mess around really
ReplyDeleteHmm..i rest my case
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