A TikTok content creator, Emmanuel Ajibade, was on Thursday docked in an Akure Magistrate’s Court for allegedly cyberbullying an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
The police prosecutor, Insp Taiwo Oniyere, told the court that Ajibade and others, at large, committed the offence at the Higher Height Area, Orita Obele, in Akure.
According to Oniyere, Ajibade conspired together with the intent to commit a felony with cyberstalking, cyberbullying and defamation.
The defendant, he said, spread falsehood on TikTok to cause annoyance, inconvenience, danger, insults and criminal defamation.
“His action also resulted in intimidation, enmity and hatred, ill will and needles anxiety for Ibitoye Samuel, an official of FRSC in the state,” he said.
According to the prosecutor, the offence is punishable under Section 27(b) and Section 24( b) of the ybercrime (Provision and Prevention) Act 2015 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.
The prosecutor prayed the court to remand the defendant to the Correctional Centre by Section 269 Sub-section 2( b) of the law of the federation.
Responding, the defendant’s counsel, Mr A. F. Awala, prayed for a short date for the defence to file his counter affidavit to the application.
However, the chief magistrate, Mrs Olateju Odenusi-Fadeyi, ordered the remand of the defendant at the SWAT police station.
Odenusi-Fadeyi asked the police to cater to the health of the defendant and adjourned the case until April 30, 2025, for mention.
