Justice Friday Ogazi of a Lagos Federal High Court, has ordered a lawyer, Anziaobong Akpan, to present his client, Oluwakemi Oriowo Joseph, before the court, for the purpose of taking her plea on charges of alleged cyber stalking and perjury made against her by the police.
The defendant, Oluwakemi Oriowo Joseph, is to be tried before the court on 11 counts charge of
The judge ordered the lawyer, Akpan, who held the brief of Inibehe Effiong, to produce the defendants at the today’s sitting of the court, which was meant for her arraignment of the defendant, who has failed to appear before the court to take her plea on the charges filed her by the Police.
At the hearing of the matter, Barrister Nosa Walter Uhumwangho, announced his appearance for the prosecution, while Barrister Ibunkunoluwa Olu-Jacobs, announced his appearance for the nominal complainant in the matter.
Meanwhile, the court has adjourned to July 5, for the arraignment of the defendant.
The defendants, Oluwakemi Oriowo Joseph, according to the police, had between September 24, 2019 and May 14, 2024, through social media handles, such as WhatsApp, tik-tok, Instagram and others, cyber bullied the due of Bimbola Adelakun and Adegbenro Adelakun
The defendant, was alleged to have forged Medical Report dated April 15, 2024, with intent that it may in anyway be used or acted upon as genuine, whether in Nigeria or elsewhere to the prejudice of Lagos State Government and .the general public.
The offences according to the police contravened Section 24(1)(b)(2)(a) of the Cybercrimes (prohibition, prevention, Etc) Act, 2015. And Section 1(2)(c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap. M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Some of the charges against the defendant reads: “That you, Oluwakemi Oriowo Joseph ‘f’ between 24th day of September 2019 and 14th day of May 2023, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of the Honourable Court, did knowingly cause the transmission of a communication via whatsapp social network, with your mobile line no. +2348027041480 which is grossly offensive, false and for the purpose of causing annoyance, insult, injury, criminal intimidation or needless anxiety to the prejudice of one Bimbola Adelakun, the daughter of Adegbenro Adelakun and Adegbenro Adelakun and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 24(1)(b)(2)(a) of the Cybercrimes (prohibition, prevention, ETC) Act, 2015.
“That you, Oluwakemi Oriowo Joseph ‘f’ sometimes in December 2019, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of the Honourable Court, did knowingly, illegally and unlawfully caused a transmission of a communication via your instagram handle: “Joseph Oluwakemi Johnson” and later changed to “depressionkeeu”, which is grossly offensive, false and for the purpose of causing annoyance, insult, injury, criminal intimidation or needless anxiety to the prejudice of one Bimbola Adelakun, the daughter of Adegbenro Adelakun, Adegbenro Adelakun and his entire family, a message you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 24(1)(b)(2)(a) of the Cybercrimes (prohibition, prevention, ETC) Act, 2015.
“That you, Oluwakemi Oriowo Joseph ‘f’ sometimes in December 2020, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of the Honourable Court, did knowingly cause the transmission of a communication via a voicenote on whatsapp social network, with your mobile line no. +2348027041480, which is grossly offensive, false and for the purpose of causing annoyance, insult, injury, criminal intimidation or needless anxiety to the prejudice of one Adegbenro Adelakun and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 24(1)(b)(2)(a) of the Cybercrimes (prohibition, prevention, ETC) Act, 2015. .
“That you, Oluwakemi Oriowo Joseph ‘f’ sometimes in December 2022, in the aforesaid Judicial Division, did knowingly, illegally and unlawfully caused a transmission of a communication via your Instagram handle created by you, i.e. Rehoboth_generation which is grossly offensive, false and for the purpose of Causing annoyance, insult, injury, criminal intimidation or needless anxiety, to the prejudice of one Adegbenro Adelakun and his entire family and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 24(b)(2)(a) of the Cybercrimes (prohibition, prevention, ETC) Act, 2015.
“That you, Oluwakemi Oriowo Joseph ‘f’ on the 14th day of May 2023, in the aforesaid Judicial Division, did knowingly hacked into the Instagram handle of Adegbenro Adelakun and tagged all his contacts by transmitting a communication through the said Instagram handle, which is grossly offensive, false and for the purpose of causing annoyance, insult, injury, criminal intimidation or needless anxiety, to the prejudice of one Adegbenro Adelakun and his entire family ang thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 24(1)(a)(b)(2)(a) of the Cybercrimes (prohibition, prevention, ETC) Act, 2015.
“That you, Oluwakemi Oriowo Joseph ‘f’ between the month of September 2019 and May 2023, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of the Honourable Court, did publish defamatory matters in your Instagram and Whatsapp platform, a social network and which have been circulated and reported on other several social media platforms, including but not limited to facebook, Tiktok and Whatsapp, a publication you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 374 and punishable under Section 375 of the Criminal Code Cap C. 38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
“That you, Oluwakemi Oriowo Joseph, on the 15th day of April 2024, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of the Honourable Court, did knowingly forged a document titled “Medical Report” dated 15th day of April, 2024 with intent that it may in anyway be used or acted upon as genuine whether in Nigeria or elsewhere to the prejudice of Lagos State Government and .the general public and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 1(2)(c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap. M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.”
