ABUJA— An Abuja-based content creator, Faruk Mohammed, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly cyberbullying the Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa.
The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), charged Mohammed before Justice Obiora Egwuatu over alleged statements made on his TikTok account between June 19 and July 17.
The prosecution alleged that Mohammed claimed Nigerian troops fighting on the frontline of the country’s ongoing war against terrorism died because the Defence Minister and serving defence chiefs failed to act appropriately.
He was also accused of alleging that the minister’s Legal Adviser, Mr Aliyu Anas, misled Musa in an attempt to have him removed by the Presidency.
Mohammed pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Following the plea, the Prosecution Counsel, Mr Fidelis Isong, urged the court to fix a date for trial.
Defence Counsel, Mr Abdulkadir Ahmed, however, informed the court that a pending bail application had not been served on the prosecution.
Justice Egwuatu subsequently adjourned the matter until Sept. 9 for hearing of the bail application.
The judge also ordered that Mohammed be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of his bail application.
