Court remands Islamic cleric over alleged defamatory social media posts

A Federal High Court sitting successful Osogbo on Monday ordered the remand of an Islamic cleric, Jamiu Adeguwa, successful the custody of the Zone 11 Police Command implicit alleged defamatory statements made connected societal media.

The presiding judge, Justice Suleiman Hassan, directed that the suspect stay successful constabulary custody pending the proceeding and determination of a ceremonial bail exertion scheduled for June 26.

Adeguwa, who was arraigned connected a one-count complaint bordering connected defamation, pleaded not blameworthy to the allegation preferred against him.

The constabulary prosecutor, Mr J. Famuyin, told the tribunal that the suspect allegedly committed the offence between July 4 and July 31, 2022, wrong the Osogbo metropolis.

Famuyin alleged that Adeguwa transmitted verbal and photographic messages done his societal media platform, identified arsenic the Al-Madrasatu Wahabiya page.

According to the prosecutor, “the suspect knowingly published mendacious messages that were injurious and violative to the quality and estimation of the complainant”.

He told the tribunal that the alleged enactment contravened sections 24(1)(a) and (b), arsenic good arsenic Section 24(2)(a) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015.

Counsel to the defendant, Mr Oladayo Ogungbe, urged the tribunal to assistance his lawsuit bail connected wide terms,...