Court grants N5 million bail to social media critic accused of insulting Akpabio

The Federal High Court sitting successful Abuja has granted bail to societal media commentator, Garus Gololo, successful his ongoing proceedings implicit alleged cybercrime and the defamation of Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

The court, which admitted Gololo to bail successful the sum of N5 cardinal with 1 surety successful similar sum, ruled that the surety indispensable beryllium a people level 12 serviceman successful the national civilian service.

Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, pursuing the judgment, adjourned the lawsuit until September 22 for the continuation of trial.

DAILY POST recalls that Gololo is lasting proceedings connected a seven-count complaint filed by the Nigeria Police Force bordering connected alleged cybercrime, cyberstalking, defamation and incitement. 

The societal media commentator had earlier been remanded astatine the Kuje Correctional Centre aft pleading not blameworthy to the charges.

According to the prosecution, Gololo published a viral video and Facebook posts claiming that Akpabio said northerners indispensable enactment President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid successful 2027 oregon hazard being expelled from Nigeria.

The complaint stated that Gololo besides alleged that the Senate President said “with oregon without the North, Tinubu would win”.

Meanwhile, the bureau of the Senate President denied making the alleged comments, describing the claims arsenic “completely false, malicious, and deliberately intended to mislead the nationalist and incite tension”.