The Akure Division of the Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State on Thursday ordered the remand of TikTok content creator Emmanuel Ajibade at the Olokuta Correctional Centre over allegations of cyberbullying a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official.
Ajibade was brought before the court by the police for allegedly committing the offence on April 24, 2025. According to police prosecutor Inspector Taiwo Oniyere, the defendant, alongside others still at large, was accused of cyberstalking, cyberbullying, and defamation at the Higher Height Area, Orita Obele in Akure.
Oniyere alleged that Ajibade used the TikTok account “checkers69” to spread false information intended to “cause annoyance, inconvenience, danger, insults, and criminal defamation.” He stated that the content shared led to “intimidation, enmity and hatred, ill will and needless anxiety” for FRSC official Ibitoye Samuel.
The prosecutor noted that the charges are punishable under Section 27(b) and Section 24(b) of the Cyber Crime (Prohibition and Prevention) Act, 2015, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria. He requested the court to remand Ajibade in custody to allow further investigation into the alleged offences.
Defence counsel A.F. Awala requested the court allow him to file a counter-affidavit in response to the police’s application. In her ruling, Chief Magistrate Olateju Odenusi-Fadeyi stated, “I have listened to the affidavit and counter-affidavit of both the prosecution and the defence counsel.”
“I, hereby, order the remand of the defendant in Olokuta Correctional Centre, pending the legal advice from the DPP,” she ruled. Ajibade is to remain in custody until June 27, 2025.
