Police Amend Cyberstalking Charges Against Nigerian Journalist Fejiro Oliver

Police Amend Cyberstalking Charges Against Nigerian Journalist Fejiro Oliver 

..As Court Adjourns Fundamental Rights Suit To November 4

October 10, 2025
By Sahara Reporters

The Delta State Police Command on Thursday amended the two-count charge filed by the Inspector General of Police before the Federal High Court 2, Asaba, against Delta-born investigative journalist Tega Oghenedoro, popularly known as Fejiro Oliver.

The Inspector General of Police had earlier instituted the case against Oliver over allegations of cyberstalking Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and the Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Ede Dafinone, through a series of Facebook posts the police described as “defamatory.”

The amended charges—now filed as FHC/ASB/163c/2025 and FHC/ASB/164c/2025 — were signed by CSP Gladys Imegu, Esq., R.O. Eze, Esq., and Dr. R.O. Ishiguzo, and set out two separate counts against the journalist.

The amended charges regarding the governor read: “Count 1: That you Tega Samson Oghenedoro aka Fejiro Oliver ‘M’, sometime between the months of May and July, 2025 in Nigeria within the criminal judicial division of the Federal High Court Asaba division, did with the intent to cause breakdown of law and order in Delta State, knowingly and intentionally posted a message on your Facebook page with the name Fejiro Oliver to incite residents of Delta State against the Executive Governor of Delta State and his loyalist and which message you know to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 24(1)(b) and punishable under section 24 of the cyber-crime (Prohibition, Prevention, ETC)(Amended) Act, 2024.

“Count 11: That you Tega Samson Oghenedoro aka Fejiro Oliver ‘M’, on the same period and place with aforementioned criminal judicial division, did make publication on your Facebook account with the name Fejiro Oliver, containing threat to harm the reputation of His Excellency Sheriff Oborevwori, the governor of Delta State by cyberstalking him to wit: The governor gave contract to his boys worth billions of naira for rigging election. The governor is sleeping governor who rigged election, which publication is aimed at destroying his reputation and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 24(2)(b)(c) and punishable under section 24(2)(ii) of the cyber-crime (Prohibition, Prevention, ETC) (Amended) Act, 2024.”

The amended charges regarding Senator Dafinone read: “Count 1: That you Tega Samson Oghenedoro aka Fejiro Oliver ‘M’, sometime between the months of May and July, 2025 in Nigeria within the criminal judicial division of the Federal High Court Asaba division, did with the intent to cause breakdown of law and order in Delta State, knowingly and intentionally posted a message on your Facebook page with the name Fejiro Oliver to the effect that Senator Ede Dafinone representing Delta Central senatorial district in the Nigeria Senate hid school buses and transformer meant for his constituents to incite people of Delta Central senatorial district against Senator Ede Dafinone and which message you know to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 24(1)(b) and punishable under section 24 of the cyber-crime (Prohibition, Prevention, ETC)(Amended) Act, 2024.

“Count 11: That you Tega Samson Oghenedoro aka Fejiro Oliver ‘M’, on the same period and place with aforementioned criminal judicial division, did make publication on your Facebook account with the name Fejiro Oliver, containing threat to harm the reputation of Senator Ede Dafinone representing Delta Central senatorial district in the Nigeria Senate by cyberstalking him to wit: grossly incompetent senator, scammer in NASS, it could have been better late Chief Dafinone gave birth to a thief than a mumu and publication is aimed at destroying his reputation and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 24(2)(c) and punishable under section 24(2)(ii) of the cyber-crime (Prohibition, Prevention, ETC)(Amended) Act, 2024.”

After the amended charges were read, Fejiro Oliver pleaded not guilty to both counts.

During the arraignment, Dr. R.O. Ishiguzo, Esq., appeared alongside CSP Gladys Imegu, Esq., for the Inspector General of Police, while Inibehe Effiong appeared with Austin Nyekigbe, Esq., for the defendant, Fejiro Oliver.

Following arguments on the bail applications in both cases, the presiding judge, Justice Olufunmilola A. Agbaje, adjourned the matter to October 16, 2025, for ruling on the pending applications and ordered Oliver’s remand at the Ogwashi-Uku Correctional Centre.

Meanwhile, the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the Delta-born journalist also came up for hearing on Thursday before Federal High Court 2, Asaba.

Oliver had instituted a N1 billion lawsuit against Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Senator Ede Dafinone, and Stella Okotete, the Executive Director (Business Development) of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), alleging violations of his fundamental rights.

Also joined as respondents in the suit, filed to enforce his rights to dignity of the human person, personal liberty, privacy, and freedom of movement, are the Inspector General of Police, the Delta State Commissioner of Police, the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), DCP Adegoke Alani, and CSP Solomon Nwokolo of the state command.

Appearing for the applicant, human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong, with Austin Nyekigbe, Esq., urged the court to order Oliver’s release, arguing that the police had failed to show cause for his continued detention within the 48-hour period earlier directed by the court.

The Delta State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ekemejero Ohwovoriole, SAN, personally appeared with O. Agbatutu, Esq., and Emmanuel Uzor, Esq., for the Governor of Delta State (1st Respondent).

Dr. R.O. Ishiguzo, Esq., again appeared with CSP Gladys Imegu, Esq., for the police (4th to 8th Respondents).

After hearing all submissions, Justice Olufunmilola A. Agbaje declined to grant Oliver’s request for unconditional release, noting that formal charges had already been filed against him, and adjourned the rights enforcement suit to November 4, 2025, for further hearing.