Police Arraigns Blogger In Lagos For Defaming Bank CEO – Full Details

The Police Special Fraud Unit on Tuesday arraigned a blogger, Seun Oloketuyi, for allegedly defaming the Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo, by publishing that Okonkwo impregnated one Justina, a married woman working in the marketing department of the bank.

Oloketuyi, who was arraigned on two counts of malicious defamation, was accused of further publishing that the alleged affair between Okonkwo and Justina led to Justina’s husband, Ben, sending her out.

Oloketuyi was accused of publishing that Okonkwo had taken over the responsibility of Justina’s children and had sent her abroad to further her education.

The police, however, said it investigated a petition written by Okonkwo, following which they found out that Oloketuyi published the story to maliciously defame Okonkwo.

One of the counts in the charge, marked FHC/L/346C/15, filed by the police against the defendant read, “That you, Seun Oloketuyi, ‘m’, on or about June 2015, did knowingly or intentionally send a message and other matters by means of computer systems or network on one Nnamdi Okonkwo the Managing Director/CEO of Fidelity Bank Plc which you know to be false, for the purpose of causing him annoyance, insult and ill-will on naijahottestgist.”

In count two, Oloketuyi was accused of publishing “defamatory matters” against Okonkwo “with malice” while knowing that the information was false.

Prosecution counsel, Olakanmi Omisope, said the alleged offence contravenes Section 24(1)(b) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition) Act, 2015 and Section 375 of the Criminal Code Act, Cap C38.

The defendant however pleaded not guilty to the charges following which his lawyer attempted to orally apply for his bail.

The court however rejected the application and ordered that the defendant should be remanded pending his formal bail application.
The case was adjourned till September 1, 2015 to hear the bail application.

Source: Vanguard