Crime
Chrisland Girl: Journalist arraigned for sharing 10-year-old’s video
Broadcaster Uche Igwe, who allegedly shared on Twitter, the video of a 10-year-of Chrisland Schools student engaging in sex was yesterday arraigned before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.
Igwe, 40, is facing a two-count charge of cyberstalking and breach of peace.
According to prosecution counsel attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department Panti, Mr Augustine Nwabuisi, the journalist committed the offences on April 18.
Nwabuisi said that Uche used his personal Twitter handle, @uchedark, to share the video on the internet for public viewing without the consent of the girl’s parents or the school.
Chief Magistrate Adeola Adedayo granted him bail in the sum of N10 million, with three sureties in like sum.
Adedayo ruled that the sureties must submit their National Identification Numbers and their Lagos State Residents Registration Agency cards.
She also directed that one of the sureties must be a land owner living within the court’s jurisdiction.
Adedayo ordered that the sureties must be gainfully employed and have evidence of three years’ tax payment to Lagos State Government.
The case comes up June 13 for mention.
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