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Gbeminiyi Ogunleye
8 hours ago
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Police arraign Facebook user for publishing alleged fake news on Lizzy Anjorin.
A 37-year-old woman, Kofoworola Akanji, was on Wednesday granted bail following her arraignment before a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court sitting in Lagos Island, for allegedly publishing false and defamatory content against Nollywood actress and entrepreneur, Lizzy Anjorin, using her Facebook account.
Akanji was charged before Magistrate Wahab Balogun by operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos.
She is facing three counts bordering on conspiracy, publication of fake news, and defamation, preferred against her by the police.
The prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police Haruna Ibrahim, said the defendant and several other unnamed bloggers committed the offences between 2023 and 2025 in Lagos.
He told the court that Akanji and others at large, between 2023 and 2025, unlawfully published false statements and rumours about one Mrs. Lizzy Anjorin on Facebook, knowing that such statements were false.
The prosecutor also told the court that the defendant used her Facebook page to publicly display images of the actress in a manner likely to provoke public disaffection.
She was accused of disseminating obscene and corrupting content to attract social media engagement and monetary gain.
