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By Lukman Olabiyi
Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has fixed November 7, 2025, for the arraignment of three ex- employees of Brila Broadcasting Services Limited.
The court fixed the date yesterday following failure of the defendants: Akakan Victor Mkpong Sam, Blessing Sunday Ekerete and Anthony Babafemi Raji, to appear before it for their arraignment.
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, had filed a five-count charge against the defendants and their arraignment was slated for yesterday but the defendants failed to appear before the court.
When the case was called yesterday, S.A. Ogala appeared for the prosecution, while neither the defendants nor their counsel was present in court. The prosecutor, Ogala, informed the court that the defendants had been duly served, but affidavit to that effect was not yet on court’s file.
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He promised to do the needful before the next adjourned date, regarding the filing of affidavit of service, to prove that the defendants were served.
In the charge, marked: FHC/L/530/2025, filed against the defendants, count one to four of the five-count charge had the names of the three defendants and it bordered on fraud, conspiracy and money laundering. While the count five, only has the name of the third defendant, Anthony Babafemi Raji and it alleged that the defendant bully, threaten or harass Dr. Larry Izamoje.
The charge read: “That you BABAFEMI RAJI ‘M’ sometimes in 2024 in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did knowingly or intentionally transmit or cause the transmission of messages via internet such as facebook, Whatsapp, Youtube, X’ (formerly Twitter) etc., the medium with which you bully, threaten or harass DR. LARRY IZAMOJE ‘M’ that which put him in fear of death, violence or bodily harm and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 24(2)(3)(a & b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015 (as amended) 2024. Dated this and day of July, 2025”.
Due to the absence of the defendants in court, the prosecutor, Ogala prayed the court for adjournment and the court granted it.
