A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Akwa, Anambra State, on Monday, remanded an online publisher and blogger, Ejike Ofoegbu, over alleged defamatory publications targeting Governor Charles Soludo and members of his family.
Mr Ofoegbu owns Igbo Times Magazine and INews.
Chief Magistrate C.O. Ezekwere ordered that the case be transmitted to the Anambra Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.
Magistrate Ezekwere advised Ofoegbu to approach the High Court in Awka for bail, noting that the magistrate’s court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
The magistrate adjourned the case until 27 July for the report of compliance.
