Court Orders Arrest Of Kwara Man For Allegedly Defaming Emir, Mufti
An area court sitting in Il?rin, Kwara State, has ordered the arrest of Alfa Saheed Shittu, a popular social media Islamic cleric, over alleged defamation by a group, Association of Proud Sons and Daughters of Ilorin (Ogo Ilorin).
The court gave the order following a request of a complainant over his (Shittu) alleged refusal to appear in court over the alleged accusation.
According to a complaint filed by the mufti (Ogo Il?rin), the accused, described as a social media influential/blogger who operates under the page name, SAVE YOUR SOUL TV and SAHEED SHITTU on Facebook, used his social media handles to defame many notable Islamic scholars of Ilorin emirate and others.
The charge sheet reads in part: “The defendant some time in 2023 made a video wherein he maliciously insulted, abüsed, bullied, harassed and intimidate the Emir of Ilorin and the Chief Imam of Ilorin, to which they said the video went viral and generated a lot of annoyance, inconveniences and provocation among the youths of Ilorin Emirate and therefore amounted to inciting of disturbance of public peace in Ilorin Emirate.
“The defendant has also made several videos via his social media handles wherein he defamed and intimidated Alhaji Adio Muritada Baban Bariga, the President of OGO ILORIN, by calling him unprintable names and which has ridiculed him in the society as many people believe the defamatory statement made against his personality till date.”
During the proceedings, the accused (Shittu) was not in court and his lawyers were not also around to explain the development.
As a result of the development, the Judge, Sunday Adeniyi, ordered his (Shittu) arrest by the police for disobeying court and adjourned the case to March 6, 2024.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Ibraheem Adeola Katibi Adama Isa Kwara Polytechnic Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla Abatemi-Usman Kunle Suleiman Gbenga Olawepo Razaq Atunwa Kwara TV Kishira A.E. Afolabi Toyosi Thomas Saheed Popoola Kabir Shagaya Folashade Omoniyi Adamu B. Yaqubu Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike Saliu Shola Taofeek New Naira Notes John Kehinde Salako Just Law Forum Gbugbu International Market Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations Rachael Obisesan Aliyu Salihu Saadu Yusuf Bond Dorcas Afeniforo Kwha.gov.ng Lanre Issa Onilu Moshood Mustapha Issa Oloruntogun Wole Oke Kwara Liberation Group Naira Redesign Abdulquowiyu Olododo 2023 Elections Saheed Akinwumi SSUCOEN Garment Factory Baaziki Sulaiman Ibrahim Abdullahi LEAH Charity Foundation Aro Yahaya Olatomiwa Williams CACOVID Palliatives Minimum Wage Salami Adekunle Abdulmajeed Abdullahi Madawaki Of Ilorin Abdulrauf Aliyu Kwara Hotel Makama Of Ilorin NFAI Fatimat Saliu Charles Ibitoye Bello Oyedepo Moses Salami Jelili Yusuf Oyelere Oyinloye Ajidagba Awili Pedro Okala Baba Hamid Bobboyi Ubandoma Of Ilorin 07039448763 Aliyu Alhassan Muslim Cementary Kwarareports.com Idofin Ubandoma NSCIA Hassan Taiye Salam Opolo Global Innovation Limited Inside Kwara Bature Bello Oba-Solagberu

