It was bad day for an online journalist, Desmond Ike
Chima,29, when he was arraigned before a Lagos state
magistrate court for publishing an articles that was said
to obscene against Phillips Oduoza, the managing
director of UBA Plc.
The accused was arrested by men of the Federal Criminal
Investigation Department Lagos and brought before an
Igbosere magistrate court on five-count charge of felony.
According to the police prosecutor, Henry Obiazi, the
accused person and others now at large committed the
offence of publishing obscene article against Oduoza in
March 2015 at Ojodu, Lagos state, PM News reports.
The prosecutor told the court that Chima published the
obscene article against the complainant with the title:
Randy UBA MD, Phillips Oduoza In Adultery Mess,
Romances Star Actress, Genevieve Nnaji.
He said that the accused wrote the article with the intent
of extorting gain from the complainant by accusing him of
defrauding the management of UBA Pls using his company,
Afriland Properties.
The Charge read in part: “That you Desmond Ike Chima
and others still at large at the said date and place did
publish or distribute an article deemed to be obscene
against Phillips Oduoza entitled: RANDY UBA PLC MD,
PHILLIPS ODUOZA’S WIFE TO DIVORCE HIM OVER AFFAIR
WITH ACTRESS GENEVIEVE NNAJI .”
Obiazi noted that the offences the accused committed are
punishable under section 409, 150(1) and 301(1) of the
criminal laws of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused however denied the police allegation in the
open court and magistrate Mrs. O. M. Ajayi admitted the
accused to bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties
in like sum.
Ajayi adjourned the case till 30 October, 2015 for mention.
