LAGOS—The police in Lagos, yesterday, dragged a 31-year-old businessman, Anaka Onyedika to court for threatening to kill a fellow businessman with Okija shrine. 

The case, which came up at Magistrate’s Court 5, Ogba, Lagos was heard by Magistrate Owolabi L. A.

In a four-count charge presented by the police prosecutor, Supol Josephine, the suspect, Anaka Onyedika, was alleged to have on December 13, 2023, at about 9.39hrs at Oworonshoki, Lagos Magisterial District, conspired with others to commit felony to wit: written threat to life, cyberstalking and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. 

Parts of the charges read: “That you, Anaka Onyedika, on the same date, time and place, in the aforesaid Magistrate District knowingly sent a threatening message to one Patrick Ogbonna in that you are going to use both day and night to pursue him and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 232 of the Criminal Lagos state, 2015.

“That you, Anaka Onyedika, on the same date, time and place, in the aforementioned Magisterial District knowingly sent a threatening message to one Patrick Ogbonna that his cup is full, whatever he sees, he will take and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 232 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.

“That you, Anaka Onyedika, and others at large on December 17, 2023, at about 1740 hrs, in the aforesaid Magistrate District, did knowingly and intentionally sent a video coverage via your phone of a man killed and placed inside a casket who refused to honour an invitation from Okija Shrine to one Patrick Ogbonna and threatened to kill him in the same way the man in the casket was killed if he fails to honour invitation from Okija shrine and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 24(1)(2)(a)(1) of the cybercrime Act, 2015.”

When the case came up Magistrate Owolola L. A at Magistrate’s Court 5, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos the accused pleaded not guilty. The Magistrate directed that he should be remanded at Kirikiri prison pending when he will fulfil the bail condition of N300,00 and two sureties with three years tax clearance, all to be verified by the court register. The victim was represented by  Ikechukwu Chiaha and Ureshime Orolife.

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