An Ekiti State Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ado Ekiti District, on Thursday, adjourned a case against an All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Abimbola Olawumi, till July 28.
The Chief Magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, who granted bail for Olawumi on self-recognition as a senior citizen, said, “The matter is hereby adjourned till July 28, 2026 for hearing.”
The police had dragged Olawumi to court on four charges bordering on alleged blackmail, bullying and threatening messages on social media to the Chief Executive Officer of YSJ Farms, Mrs Yemisi Joluwe, and two others.
The Police Legal Officer, Samson Osobu, in the charges, stated that “You, Abimbola Olajumoke Olawumi, did knowingly and intentionally bring false accusation against Mrs Yemisi Samuel Joluwe when you state that she has embezzled Ekiti State government money, without any justification for your statement, thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 106 of Criminal Law of Ekiti State 2021.”
He also accused Olawumi that she, sometimes in March 2026, knowingly and intentionally transmitted communication on social media platforms (Facebook and TikTok) without any authority, posted the photograph and address of Joluwe, Mr Adeleke Ajibade and Mrs Okewale Olayemi with a threatening message, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 398 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State 2021.
