Police drag publisher, Fejiro Oliver to court for alleged cyberstalking

Fejiro was arrested by the police at his Abuja office on September 18, 2025, and flown to Asaba after a petition was lodged against him for allegedly cyberstalking Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and Senator Ede Dafinone and others through a series of Facebook posts.

The charge sheet, dated the 3rd day of October, 2025, was signed by R.O. Eze Esq., Legal Officer, Directorate of Legal Services, Delta State Police Command, Asaba.

In the charge, Fejiro was accused of stating that “the Governor travelled to Brazil without the people knowing and making it ‘Hush-Hush’, ‘the governor gave contracts to his boys worth billions of naira for rigging election’, ‘the Governor sent government officials to China, spending millions of Dollars only to go and inspect CNG buses instead of attracting investor’.

He was further said to have written that “the Governor is a sleeping Governor who rigged election,” a statement the police said was “aimed at destroying his reputation and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 24 (2) (c) (ii) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition Prevention etc) Act, 2015, as amended”.

In a separate charge, Fejiro was accused of making similar publications against Senator Ede Dafinone, who represents Delta Central Senatorial District.

The police alleged that Fejiro, “between the months of May, and July, 2025, in Asaba within Asaba Judicial Division did make publications on your Facebook account with name – Fejiro Oliver, cyberstalking Senator Ede Dafinone, currently representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate,” describing him as “grossly incompetent senator,” “sleeping senator,” “betraying ingrate,” “Dodo Senator,” “POS Senator,” “Scammer in NASS,” and that “Senator Ede Dafinone must be recalled from the Senate”.

The publication, according to the charge, was “aimed at destroying his reputation”, an offence punishable under Section 24 (2) (c) (ii) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition Prevention etc) Act, 2015, as amended.

The move by the police command follows a court order that the police, in 48 hours, should show why Fejiro should not be released unconditionally after spending 16 days in detention.

The order was issued on Thursday, October 2, 2025 by Justice F. A. Olubanjo, following an ex parte application filed by Fejiro’s counsel and human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong.

Fejiro has remained in detention at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, in Asaba.

Reacting to the development, Fejiro’s lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, described the charges as frivolous, adding that it is a desperate attempt to keep his client in custody.