Man remanded in DSS custody over fake news
A 35-year-old man
identified as Habib Rabiu has been remanded in a DSS facility after being
arraigned before a Kogi State Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Lokoja for
allegedly spreading fake news.
The suspect had
claimed that there's a fever killing many people in Kogi State via a Facebook
post he shared. He was accused of
creating injurious falsehood, claiming that people were dying of fever at an
alarming rate and indirectly saying there was COVID-19 in the state, contrary
to the position of the state government on the matter.
The native of
Ayingba in Dekina LGA who was accused of spreading fake news capable of causing
public disturbances, pleaded not guilty on Friday August 14 to the alleged offences
said to have been committed on the 10th day of June, 2020.
The magistrate, O.
J. Omajali ordered that the accused be remanded in the custody of the DSS
facility for further investigations and adjourned the matter till Tuesday (18/
8/2020), for determination of the bail application.
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