Man calls woman ‘babe’ on WhatsApp in Ogun, faces court sentence

Sikiru Oluwaseun Jamiu chatted up one of his contacts on WhatsApp, referring to her as babe on Sept 19.

The casual greeting has now become a cause for litigation, and the police has charged him to court for breaking Ogun law.

The Police said Jamiu sent the message to  Mrs. Opeyemi Adegbesan through the online instant message platform, saying “Good morning Babe.”

That greeting, the police insisted, is an act likely to cause a breach of the peace in the marriage between Mr Akintunde Adegbesan and his wife Opeyemi.

So the 38-year-old man was arraigned Tuesday before an Ijebu-Ode Magistrate’s Court, Ogun State.

According to the rapsheet: “That you Sikiru Oluwaseun Jamiu ‘m’ on the 19th day of September, 2021 at about 8:02 am along Fidipote Street, opposite IBEDC Office Ijebu-Ode in the Ijebu-Ode magisterial District did conduct yourself in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace in the marriage between one Akintunde Adegbesan, ‘m’ and Opeyemi Adegbesan ‘f’ by using the word “Good Morning Babe” on WhatsApp no 08059491562 and 08138868837 and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 249(d) of the Criminal Code, Revised Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006.”

No date has been fixed yet for hearing.