Ned Nwoko has done so much damage to lots of innocent citizens in his community with the aid of the Nigerian police”- activisit Omoyele Sowore says as he demands justice for Jaruma
Activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has called for justice for remanded Aphrodisiac seller, Hauwa Muhammed aka Jaruma.
Jaruma has been remanded in the Suleja correctional center over a post she made about business tycoon and actress Regina Daniels’ husband, Ned Nwoko on social media. Nwoko who had written a petition against Jaruma accused the popular Kayanmata seller of publishing falsehoods on her Instagram page against him and his wife, Regina.
Jaruma was arraigned before an Abuja Upper Area Court on charges centering on defamation of character, false news publication and intimidation. Police Prosecutor, E. A Inegbenoise, told the court that Nwoko had reported the matter through a written petition from his lawyer to the FCT Police Command for proper investigation on January 20, 2021.
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While Inegbenoise pleaded with the court to allow Jaruma to remain in police custody pending investigation, her lawyer, James Odibe, who made an oral bail application, urged the court to grant the defendant bail on self-recognition or in the alternative, in the most liberal terms. The presiding judge, Justice Ismailia Abdullahi ordered that Jaruma be remanded in Suleja Correctional Centre pending the bail hearing on Friday, January 28. Abdullahi then adjourned the matter till February 23, 2021, for trial.
Reacting to this development via his IG page, Sowore stressed that defamation is a civil matter and that Jaruma must be freed.
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