The member representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rep. Chinedu Ogah, has condemned the claim made by an online media outfit linking him to an alleged murder case.
He described the publication as false, misleading, and a defamation of his character and demanded an unreserved apology from the media outfit.
Rep. Ogah, through his counsel, C. O. Ogboji, alleged that the media outlet’s articles published on April 16 and 24, 2025, were aimed at tarnishing his reputation by linking him to a murder case and accusing him of unlawfully detaining an activist, Comrade Kindness Jonah, in a secret jail.
In the letter from the lawmaker’s lawyers dated May 7, 2025, Ogboji, insisted that the publications were not only baseless and damaging, but that the online medium outlet failed to verify its facts before publication.
Ogboji said Rep. Ogah was never involved in or questioned over the murder case alluded to by the online medium, adding that the activist, had been making defamatory online posts against his client, including labeling him an “ex-convict,” “murderer,” “ritualist,” and the mastermind behind Ogboji’s murder in 2012.
He noted that the murder case was concluded in court without his client’s involvement.
“Jonah’s posts falsely accused Rep. Ogah of orchestrating the murder and claimed he directed individuals, named Ebenezer Amaga and Obinna Nwuruku to commit the crime.
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“These allegations were reportedly disseminated across social media platforms and sent to the minister of justice, the attorney general of the federation, and the chief justice of Nigeria.
“Rep. Ogah’s lawyer previously demanded that Jonah retract these statements, but Jonah allegedly continued the publications.
“As a result, Rep. Ogah filed a formal complaint with the police, leading to Jonah’s arrest and prosecution for cyberstalking under Section 24(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) (Amendment) Act, 2024.
“The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/97/2025, is currently before the Federal High Court in Abuja, with an arraignment scheduled for May 21, 2025,” Ogboji added in the letter.
