Two journalists Dare Akogun and AbdulRasheed Akogun have been remanded in custody on the orders of an Ilorin Magistrate Court.
That was sequel to a petition submitted by the Spokesman to the Governor of Kwara State Rafiu Ajakaye.
Ajakaye had alleged that the two who are blood brothers made posts on a WhatsApp group where they alleged that he collected a sum of N15m to influence the outcome of the last election of state council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists.
Ajakaye had reportedly petitioned the state command of the Nigeria Police Force requesting it to investigate and prosecute Abdulrasheed Akogun (Shoboi) and his brother Dare Akogun for alleged criminal defamation against his person.
In the petition addressed to the Commissioner of Police, he alleged that the duo committed the offence through their WhatsApp posts on September 30, 2022 in which they accused him of facilitating over N15m of public funds to prosecute the last chairmanship election of the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
Ajakaye said the allegations amounted to injurious falsehood and criminal defamation of his character, as the claims were false and a figment of the imaginations of the two of them, adding that the allegations were another way of inciting the public against Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and other members of his government.
“These claims on the popular WhatsApp platform are, on all fronts, malicious and mere concocted lies. These claims have given rise to injurious insinuations and snide remarks against my person. I seek legitimate protection of the law to save my name as a human being, family man, citizen, and public officer, “ the CPS said.