The Lagos state police has confirmed that it will prosecute a blogger identified as Stanley for allegedly defaming business mogul, Emeka Okonkwo, also known as E-Money, in a viral video.
Recall that E-Money initiated a search for two women and a man who made shocking allegations against him concerning the death of the late Junior Pope.
Shortly after starting his search, E-Money shared a photo of the man, whom he described as a cyberbully trying to tarnish his reputation by claiming he had an affair with the late Junior Pope’s wife.
The Lagos police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, while parading the suspect at the police headquarters in Ikeja on Monday, said the command received a petition from E-Money about the offensive video.
Hundeyin said; “He is going to be prosecuted because the things he engaged in were criminal in nature. He has allegedly defamed E-Money and he is going to be prosecuted.
“We are not prosecuting the suspect because of the personality involved, but because he has allegedly committed crime, the personality goes through the normal channel by reporting the case to the police and we investigated and arrested the suspect.
“If one is defamed and you only talk about it on social media, you have not reported the case yet to the Police, it doesn’t work that way. The best thing to do is report at any police division, area command or police headquarters, we will take it up”
In a recently circulated video, the man retracted his statements and expressed regret for his actions. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the parade at the command HQ, Stanley admitted making the viral video to boost his page’s followership status.
“I did a video about E-Money. I said a lot of things that are not true in that video, that is why the police arrested me. I said something regarding a video I saw online about a woman – saying that Sir E-Money is responsible for the things that happened to Nollywood actor John Odonwodo, aka Junior Pope’s case.
“I said something like that, I also said that Sir E-Money was also having an affairs with Junior Pope’s wife. I have never in my life met E-Money. Everything I made in that video was not true.
“I made the video out of trying to boost my page traffic level, I never knew it will go viral the way it went. I don’t have bad intention to tarnish Sir E-Money’s name. I was just making the video, I didn’t know it will go such wide.
“I know the contents of the video were wrong of me to have made. I don’t know the video will escalate to that extent,” the blogger said.
Netizens React;
Tegzdeguhdguy suggested: “Man should do at least 6 months with Bobrisky in Kirikiri… You can’t be k!lling people’s images and go like that with apologies…”
OSCARBEST said: “Na one by one una go dey realize say freedom after speech no dey”.
Kellybonito_ stated: “The same thing happens on Twitter, people say untrue things just to gain followers. When trouble catches up with them one day, I hope they won’t be pitied ✌️✌️”
Olayinka_094 said: “He should know that every action has its own consequence”.
Watch the video here.
By Ezinne Okorie.
