Justice Mohammed Yunusa of the Federal High Court, Lagos has ordered that a blogger, Segun Oloketuyi be remanded in Ikoyi Prison till September 1, pending the hearing of his application for bail.
Oloketuyi, owner of Naijahottestgist.com, was arraigned on Tuesday by the Police in Lagos for allegedly publishing a defamatory story against the Managing Director of Fidelity Bank PLC, Nnamdi Okonkwo.
Oloketuyi, 39, is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on defamation.
The Prosecutor, Olakanmi Omisope, told the court that the accused committed the alleged offences sometime in June, in Lagos.
He said that the accused, knowingly and intentionally, published a defamatory story on the internet against Okonkwo, alleging that the accused published the said defamatory story in www.naijahottestgist.com, in order to annoy, and insult Okonkwo.
The prosecutor also alleged that the accused knew that the information he published was false.
He said that the offences contravened Section 24 (1) (b) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition Prevention) Act, 2015, and Section 375 of the Criminal Code Act, Cap C38, Laws of the Federation.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges, but the prosecutor urged the court to remand the accused in prison custody pending trial.
Counsel to the Accused, A. A. Adetunji, asked the court to allow him make an oral application for bail of the accused, but the trial judge, Justice Yunusa, in his ruling, remanded the accused in Ikoyi prison, and adjourned the case to Sept. 1, for hearing Of a formal application for bai.
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