Court remands woman for allegedly posting victims’ ph0nographic videos on Facebook

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of a woman, Ogechi Njaka, at the Suleja Correctional Centre over allegations of sharing pornographic videos of her victims on Facebook.

The presiding judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, gave the order on Monday after Njaka pleaded not guilty to a five-count charge brought against her by the office of the Inspector-General of Police.

According to the prosecution, Njaka allegedly uploaded explicit content involving unsuspecting victims to her Facebook account, an act which violates Nigeria’s cybercrime and obscenity laws. The case has stirred public concern over growing incidents of online blackmail and digital privacy violations.

Following her plea, the IGP’s legal representative, Victor Okoye, requested the court to fix a date for trial. Njaka’s lawyer, Samuel Ihenseken, did not oppose the request but asked the court to consider granting his client bail, pending the commencement of trial.

Justice Abdulmalik, who ordered that the defendant be remanded in the correctional centre, adjourned the matter until June 5 for trial and bail application.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/02/2025, Ogechi Okeke Njaka was named as sole defendant.

In one of the counts, she was alleged to have, sometime from year 2020 to 2025, within the jurisdiction of the court did knowingly and intentionally send messages in the form of video recording through computer system or network on her Facebook account registered in her name, “Ogechi Okeke Njaka” that were pornographic or of an indecent character.

Njaka was accused to have sent the videos for the purpose of causing a breakdown of law and order, or posing a threat to life.

The offence is said to be contrary to and punishable under Section 24 (2) (a) Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc. 2015) (Amendment) Act, 2024.

In another count, she was alleged to have, sometime in 2020, intentionally transmit in the form of video recording through computer system or network on her Facebook account, derogatory comments against one Hajia Maryam Shehu, while holding her (Shehu’s) image.

The allegations which were said to be false “for the purpose of causing a breakdown of law and order, and posing a threat to life of one Hajia Maryam Shehu.”

The offence is also contrary to and punishable under Section 24 (1) (b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.2015) (Amendment) Act, 2024, among other counts.

(NAN)