A Magistrate Court in Enugu North has ordered two Ebonyi State residents—Chisom Acho (22) and Chinonso Imeba (28)—to be remanded in the Enugu Correctional Centre over allegations of cyberstalking and defamation against a serving federal lawmaker.
The defendants appeared before Magistrate S. O. Chukwuani of Enugu North Magistrate Court 1 on Tuesday.
They are accused of circulating videos on social media in which they allegedly claimed that Hon. Chinedu Ogah was involved in murder and ritual activities.
The charges filed against them include conspiracy and cyberstalking.
In the charge sheet numbered CYREN/693/2025, police alleged that the pair, together with unidentified accomplices, “between the months of September 2025 and October 2025 at Obed Camp, Ngenevu, Enugu… did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit: cyberstalking and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 27 of the Cyber Crime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2015 (as amended) 2024.”
They were further accused of spreading defamatory content via Facebook and TikTok.
According to the police, the defendants “knowingly or intentionally made video publications through Facebook and TikTok handles ‘Ikwo Pluto’ and ‘Pluto777’ respectively, using the picture of Rt. Hon. Chinedu N. Ogah, OON, stating that ‘Rt. Hon. Chinedu N. Ogah, OON killed some youths from Item Amagu, collected their talents, made some of the youths to go mad and used some for ritual purposes,’ and sent same to social media platforms and the internet, which has ridiculed his image and damaged his reputation.”
These allegations are brought under Section 24(2)(a)(b) and Section 27 of the Cybercrime Act. The court did not take their plea, as the matter had already been forwarded for legal review, according to prosecuting counsel CSP Justice Allah.
Represented by lawyers Chijioke Ugwueze and Samuel Ede, the defendants sought bail, but the magistrate declined and ordered their remand. The case has been adjourned until December 2, pending legal advice from the Office of the Attorney-General.
Speaking after the proceedings, Ugwueze outlined what comes next:
“The matter came up today for arraignment and they were arraigned under Federal laws bordering on cyberstalking.”
He added:
“The court, having looked at the weight of the charge, declined jurisdiction and had the defendants remanded in prison custody pending the opinion of the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP. So, we will take it up from there and do the needful.”
