Metro
DSS arraigns man for allegedly defaming Osun Speaker on Facebook
A 48-year-old man, Joshua Sayo, has been arraigned by the Department of State Services, (DSS) on Monday for allegedly defaming the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoeye, in a Facebook post.
Sayo, who was arraigned before an Osun State Magistrate Court, Osogbo, was said to have made the offending post on June 19, 2020.
While addressing the court, the DSS Prosecutor, Barr B.O Nweke told the court that the defendant committed the offence in Osogbo while also alleging that he defamed the Speaker by publishing contemptuous pictures and words on a Facebook account “Sayo Oki” against him.
Read also: DSS arraigns PDP chieftain for terrorism after his allegations against Gov Uzodinma
Nweke also contended that the accused committed an offence contrary to Section 374(1)b & 374 and punishable under Section 375 of the Criminal Code Cap 34, Vol. 2 Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2002.
The defendant however pleaded not guilty to the defamation allegation, while his counsel, Ibraheem Imran, prayed the court to grant him bail in the most liberal term.
The Magistrate, Modupe Awodele, in her ruling, granted bail to the accused in the sum of 100,000 Naira with 2 sureties in like sum. She adjourned the case till July 14, 2020.
Join the conversation
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
INVESTIGATION: In Kwara, multimillion-naira milk processing plant is abandoned, converted to a chicken outlet
After the government spent millions of naira to establish a milk processing plant in Kwara State that would provided jobs...
SPECIAL REPORT: For Sokoto communities, promise of healthcare is akin to death sentence
In this story, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD delves into the dire realities of Primary Health Care services in Sokoto State, shedding light...
ICYMI…SPECIAL REPORT: NNPCL hides behind PIA to frustrate disclosure, accountability
Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard...
INVESTIGATION: Multi-million naira Ekiti resort center remains uncompleted a decade after
The multimillion-naira project, expected to comprise recreational buildings, now consists of cassava farmland, a bush used for excretion, and a...
SPECIAL REPORT: Torturous experiences of students with disabilities in Oyo tertiary institutions
For students with disabilities in Oyo state-owned tertiary institutions, learning is a torturous and distressing experience, considering the building structures...