A Federal High Court in Lagos has remanded four persons over alleged cyberstalking and spreading false information aimed at insulting the group CEO of Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) Plc, Segun Agbaje.
The accused persons — Precious Eze, Olawale Rotimi, Rowland Olonishu and Seun Odunlami — were arraigned on a two-count charge of cyberstalking and spreading false information.
Justice Ayokule Faji on Friday ordered they should be remanded at the Ikoyi facility of the Nigeria Correctional Service.
The police, in the amended charge dated September 26, 2024 alleged among others, that the four defendants, sometime in August 2024 in Lagos conspired amongst themselves to commit a felony to wit: cyberstalking and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 27 of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act 2015 as amended in 2024.
The four defendants were also alleged to have “knowingly sent false messages or publications in social media, through a computer or network to the general public as follows: ‘EFCC, FRIS storms GTBanks over Segun Agbaje’s N1 trillion scam’ and ‘Whistleblowers expose Segun Agbaje Nepotism, power play, enrich him(sic) and sister, Kofo Dosekunni’ among other publications, to insult the Group Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company PLC, Mr Segun Agbaje or to cause criminal intimidation, annoyance, needless anxiety, injury or hatred to him and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 24 (1) (b) of the Cybercrimes ( Prohibition/prevention, etc) Act,2015, as amended in 2024.”
The matter was adjourned till October 4 for trial.
