Nigeria: Lawyer Docked Over Alleged Fake News About Edo University

19 August 2019

Benin — A 59-year-old lawyer, Ogedengbe Oiseoruemi Ayodeji, has been arraigned before an Oredo Magistrate Court, for allegedly publishing defamatory matters and fake news on his Facebook account about Edo University, Iyamho.

The accused was arraigned on a four count-charge of publishing defamatory matters, fake news, among others punishable under the Criminal Code as applicable in Edo State.

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