The Federal Government has filed a three-count charge against a former Nigerian Ambassador to Zambia, Amb. Nwannebuike Ominyi and Iguma Major over alleged cybercrime offences.
In the charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/654/2025 filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, the two defendants are accused of making false and damaging statements, published on an online newspaper, Top Trends Nigeria, Facebook and other social media platforms “to have harm the reputation of Chief Dr Emmanuel Ogai, a prominent Nigerian industrialist and Chief Executive Officer of Frontfield Group of Companies.”
It was learnt that the case has been assigned to Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, who has scheduled it for January 13 for possible arraignment of the defendants.
Counts in the charge signed by F. G. Gabriel of the Directorate of the Legal Services at the Nigeria Police Force headquarters, Abuja, read:
*That you Amb. Nwannebuike Ominyi (m), aged 58 years of No. 15B Nnorom St., Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, and Iduma Christian, Mayor of No. 1 Goddy Ogbaga Avenue, Mile 50, Abakaliki. Ebonyi State, on or about the 22nd day of March, 2025, did conspire to cause harm to the reputation of one Chief. Dr. Emmanuel Ogai, (m) a prominent Nigerian industrialist & CEO of Frontfield Group of Companies, by the publication you made on Top Trend Nigeria online newspaper, Facebook, and other social media platforms, wherein you stated that Chief. Dr. Emmanuel Ogai is a serial blackmailer, which is known to be false and intended to cause hatred, enmity, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 24 (1) (b) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015.
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*That you Amb. Nwannebuike Ominyi (m) aged 58 years of No. 15B Nnorom St. Abakaliki, Ebonyi State and Iduma Christian Mayor of No. 1 Goddy Ogbaga Avenue Mile 50 Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on or about the 22nd day of March, 2025 did publish statements on Top Trend Nigeria online newspaper, Facebook and other social media platforms, wherein you stated that Chief Dr. Emmanuel Ogai made false publication against you and was working to have you disqualified as Ambassador nominee so that he be used as your replacement if disqualified, which statements are known to be false and fntended to expose to hatred, blackmail ridicule and damage the reputation of Chief. Dr. Emmanuel.
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*That you Amb. Nwannebuike Ominyi (m), aged 58 years of No. 15B Nnorom St., Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, and Iduma Christian, Mayor of No. 1 Goddy Ogbaga Avenue, Mile 50, Abakaliki. Ebonyi State, on or about the 22nd day of March, 2025, did publish statements on the Top Trend Nigeria online newspaper, Facebook, and other social media platforms, that Chief. Dr. Emmanuel Ogai, a prominent Nigeria Industrialist, and CEO of Frontfield Group of Companies, colluded with other NYSC Staff to remove your name (Nwannebuike Ominyi) from the National Database of NYSC Abuja, after completion of your National Youth Service Corps in 2005 Batch, which statement are known to be false, knowing very well that the first defendant (Ominyi) did not complete a full time education programme at Ebonyi State University (EBSU) and was never qualified to participate in the one-year compulsory National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) and the statements were transmitted through computer networks intended to cause harm, criminal intimidation, danger, enmity, anxiety, hatred and damage to the person of Chief. Dr. Emmanuel Ogai, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 24 (2) (a) (b) of the Prohibition 2024 (as amended).
