Sunshine Edafe, 30, was charged by the police on Tuesday in Yaba, Lagos State, before a Magistrates’ Court for allegedly making defamatory comments on one Pascal Offiah on social media.
The defendant was charged with three counts that included defamation, a danger to life and property, and intent to deceive before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun.
When Offiah allegedly declined to buy her a house and a sport utility vehicle, the defendant allegedly turned to social media to spread a threatening and disparaging article about him.
According to the prosecutor, Rita Momoh, Edafe committed the offense in Lagos State between 2021 and 2022.
According to Momoh, the offences contravened Sections 302, and 302 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015, and Section 376 of the Criminal Code Act Cap C38 LFN 2004.
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The charge read in part, “That you, Sunshine Edafe, between 2021 and 2022, at Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, with intent to defraud, published a written threat message on your WhatsApp and Facebook page against Pascal Offiah of no 10 Pascal Offiah Close, off Tony Azuya, Lekki, Lagos, and members of his family, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 302 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.
“That you, Sunshine Edafe, on the same date, and place, in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did with intent to defraud, threatened via your Facebook page and published a defamatory statement against Pascal Offiah with the intent of inducing him to buy you a house and SUV Jeep and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 376 Criminal Code Act Cap C38 LFN 2004.”
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against her.
The magistrate admitted her to bail in the sum of N200,000 with two responsible sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case till September 4, 2023, for mention.
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