The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday remanded a lady, Ogechi Njaka, in Suleja Correctional Centre for allegedly posting pornographic videos of her victims on her Facebook account.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik ordered her remand after she pleaded not guilty to a five-count charge preferred against her by the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police.
After Njaka’s plea of not guilty, I-G’s lawyer, Victor Okoye, sought a trial date.
Njaka’s counsel, Samuel Ihenseken, did not object but applied that a bail be granted to his client.
Justice Abdulmalik, who ordered that the defendant be remanded in the correctional centre, adjourned the matter until June 5 for trial and bail application.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/02/2025, Ogechi Okeke Njaka was named as the sole defendant.
In one of the counts, she was alleged to have, sometime from the year 2020 to 2025, within the jurisdiction of the court, knowingly and intentionally sent messages in the form of video recordings through a computer system or network on her Facebook account registered in her name, “Ogechi Okeke Njaka” that were pornographic or of an indecent character.
Njaka was accused of having sent the videos for the purpose of causing a breakdown of law and order or posing a threat to life.
The offence is said to be contrary to and punishable under Section 24 (2) (a) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) (2015) (Amendment) Act, 2024.
In another count, she was alleged to have, sometime in 2020, intentionally transmitted in the form of a video recording through the computer system or network on her Facebook account, derogatory comments against one Hajia Maryam Shehu, while holding her (Shehu’s) image.
The allegations, which were said to be false, were “for the purpose of causing a breakdown of law and order, and posing a threat to the life of one Hajia Maryam Shehu”.
The offence is also contrary to and punishable under Section 24 (1) (b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc. 2015) (Amendment) Act, 2024, among other counts
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