Cybercrime: IGP to arraign blogger over alleged kidnapping, cyberbullying

All is set for the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to arraign a blogger, Agozie Samuel Chukwuma (commonly known as Comedy and Ofoegbu (King of the game) before a Federal High Court over alleged criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, abduction and cyberbullying.

Before now, the defendant was remanded in the Keffi Correctional Centre, for 14 days by the orders of an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court.

The police had secured the remand order following an exparte application brought pursuant to sections 293 (1), 294(1) and 296 (1) (2), all of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015.

The motion marked CR/ME/65/2024 sought for an order of the Magistrate Court remanding the defendant for 14 days in the Correctional centre Keffi, to enable the conclusion of the investigation and arraignment at the Federal High Court in Lagos.

The Chief Magistrate, Emmanuel Iyanna, sitting in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja granted the exparte order as prayed.

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In the supporting affidavit deposed to by Ajah Emmanuel Elizabeth, the police said the defendant is charged for criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, abduction, cyberbulling, and criminal intimidation conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace.

It stated that the investigation of the offence brought by the nominal complainants, Zion Prayer Movement Outreach was ongoing.

That, it has filed a charge at the Federal High Court awaiting for the charge to be assigned to a particular court for arraignment.

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE