A Nigerian man identified as Akinloye Saheed has been arrested and charged before a Magistrate Court in Osogbo, Osun State for taking to his Facebook page to accuse the state government of importing COVID19 into the state in order to get funds from the federal government.

Akinloye was arrested for spreading fake news and was arraigned in court today April 14.

During his arraignment before the court, the police prosecutor, John ldoko, quoted the accused person to have written thus:

“When I accused Osun Government of importing COVID-19 patients into the state just to access fund from the FG many didn’t believe.

The said imported patients are now Negative. APC, You Are Not Doing Well,” he added.

According to the police prosecutor, the action of the accused person was in contravention with COVID-19 Laws of Osun State 2020 and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 61 of the Criminal code Cap 34 Vol. II Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2002.

After the arraignment, the state counsel, Dapo Adeniji told the court that the state government was interested in the matter and thereafter applied to take over the case.

In any case, after taking over the case, Dapo’s His first action was to oppose the bail application made for the arrested person by his counsel, Bamidele Ajibade.

In his ruling, the presiding magistrate, Olusegun Ayilara, did not accept Akinloye’s bail application stating that it was poorly done.

He then ordered that the accused person be remanded in a custodial center of and recessed the case to May 13th.