- Safiu Kehinde
The Ogun State Police Command has filed a six-count charge against Nigerian Blogger, Adetoun Onajobi, popularly known as JustAdetoun, over alleged online bullying of the state governor, Dapo Abiodun.
As disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the Command’s spokesperson, Oluseyi Babaseyi, the charge against Adetoun was filed before the Federal High Court in Abeokuta.
Oluseyi noted that the command had since invited the blogger to respond to the allegations but she had repeatedly failed to honour the invitations.
The Police spokesperson further recounted how Adetoun had, instead of honouring the invitation, connived with a doctor to fabricate a medical report in a bid to avoid the summon.
“Adetoun Onajobi ‘F’ is an internet blogger who, in recent times, has used social media and other internet-enabled computer platforms afford her the opportunity to respond to allegations arising from her online bullying of the Ogun State Governor.
“Rather than honour the police invitation, the suspect, through her lawyer, wrote to the Police claiming she was medically indisposed and unable to attend the meeting.
“Attached to the letter was a medical report allegedly issued by a medical doctor, detailing several medical challenges purportedly suffered by the suspect and the efforts made to treat and stabilise her.
“Discreet investigations by the Police, however, confirmed the falsity of the claims contained in the medical report. This led to the arrest of the doctor, who subsequently admitted that the entire medical report was a ruse, crafted at the direction of the suspect,
“Adetoun Onajobi, during a phone conversation between them, facilitated by her lawyer. Consequent upon this revelation, the doctor was arraigned before an Ogun State Magistrates’ court for conspiracy, uttering a false document and obstructing the course of justice.” The statement partly read.
While maintaining that Adetoun had since remained, the Ogun Police Command vowed to take every legal means to ensure she is apprehended and presented before the court.
“The suspect, Adetoun Onajobi, has remained evasive and has rebuffed every invitation extended to her by the Police. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
“The Ogun State Police Command remains resolute in its duty to tackle all forms of crime brought to its attention, whether violent, white-collar, or digital, while ensuring full respect for the constitutional rights of all persons.
“However, constitutionally protected activities such as free speech have lawful limits and do not grant immunity from criminal conduct.
“The Command continues to trail other suspects connected to the false information allegedly deployed by Adetoun Onajobi in an attempt to obstruct police investigations.
“Furthermore, having reneged on her prior undertaking to honour police invitations, the command will exhaust all lawful means to apprehend and produce her before the court to answer the charges already filed against her.” The statement read further.