Blogger Remanded In Prison Over Alleged False Publication Of UBA MD

A 29-year-old blogger, Desmond Ike-Chima, has been remanded in prison over alleged malicious publication against the Managing Director of United Bank of Africa, UBA, Plc, Philips Oduoza.

The malicious content was published on March 21 2015 by the blogger stated that the UBA MD was in a romance and sexual mess with Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji. According to reports the false publication has caused a havoc in the family of Oduoza which also cause the divorce of his wife over the alleged issue.

Desmond Ike-Chima, was remanded by Justice Mohammed Yunusa of a Federal High Court Lagos.
He was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on malicious publication, preferred against him by the police.
The prosecutor, Henry Obiazi, told the court that the defendant and others still at large sometime in March 2015, at Ojodu falsely published an article by means of computer on the Internet entitled Randy UBA MD, Philips Oduoza in Adultery Mess, Romances Star Actress Genevieve Nnaji.
According to the prosecutor, the offences committed are punishable under Sections 24 (1) (b) Cybercrime Prohibition Prevention Act, laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2015.

Ike-Chima pleaded not guilty to the charges, while the trial judge adjourned the case to November 6 for the hearing of the bail application.