•Police say viral X post falsely claimed UBA chairman’s seven children failed DNA test
Wale Igbintade
The Nigeria Police yesterday arraigned a 19-year-old blogger, Nurenorue John Surpruchi, before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over alleged cyberstalking, bullying and defamation of the Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Tony Elumelu.
Surpruchi was arraigned before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, cyberstalking and publication of alleged defamatory statements against the prominent businessman and his family.
According to the Police, the defendant and others said to be at large allegedly used a computer system and social media platform to disseminate false and injurious information against Elumelu.
