BLOGGER ARRESTED FOR DEFAMING OGUN GOVERNOR GAINS COURT FREEDOM AFTER SPENDING OVER 4 MONTHS IN PRISON
The Federal High Court 1, Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital, has granted freedom to Hammed Olamilekan, a controversial blogger who had written an article over the Alleged criminal past of the Ogun state Governor, Dapo Abiodun, that was later labeled libelous.
Until Tuesday, Labash was detained at the Ibara Prison in Abeokuta. Confirming his release via phone call, his Lawyer, Habeeb Whyte, said “Yes, he has been released. The case was struck out,”
According to Festus Ogun, the lawyer who initially handled his case, the Blogger was detained by men of the Ogun state command of the secret police, when he honored their invitation on Friday, May 13 over an article he had written that delved into the Governor’s “criminal past”.
Hammed’s defense counsel accused Governor Abiodun of instigating the blogger’s arrest, but the Ogun State Government denied Governor Abiodun’s involvement in the blogger’s arrest.
However, Labash’s lawyer, Ogun, had insisted on the governor’s involvement, as he released a document reportedly forwarded to the Ogun State Police Command by the State Security Services, where the governor was linked to the blogger’s arrest.
