Four in court for threatening Tiwa Savage.
Four individuals were on Tuesday brought before a magistrates’ court in Lagos, Nigeria, on allegations of threatening the life of popular singer, Tiwa Savage, and attempting to defraud her.
The accused, Eniola Adeniyi, Donatus Osabanumonu, Idorenyi Okon, and Michael Rodolphe, were arraigned by the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Annex, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun on three counts of conspiracy, intent to defraud and threat to life.
The prosecutor, Idowu Oshubure, told the court that the defendants committed the crime on or before April 13, 2023 and that the offenses contravened Sections 411 and 388 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, as well as Section 14(3) of the Cyber Crime Prohibition Prevention Act, 2015, which are punishable under the law.
The charge read in part, “That you, Eniola Adeniyi, Donatus Osabanumonu, Idorenyi Okon, Michael Rodolphe, and others at large, on or before April 13, 2023, in Lagos State, within the jurisdiction of Lagos, in this honorable court, with intent to commit the offense, fraudulently conspired among yourselves to conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace, to the annoyance of one Tiwa Savage, and you thereby committed an offense punishable under Section 411 Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
“That you, on the aforementioned date within the same court jurisdiction, with intent to defraud, did fraudulently send messages to one Tiwa Savage through phone no 09061665942, which caused her reasonable apprehension of threat to her life, and thereby committed an offense punishable under Section 14(3) of the Cyber Crime Prohibition Prevention Act, 2015.”
However, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges read to them in English Language.
Tiwa Savage, who has been in the music industry for several years, has not commented publicly on the alleged incident. However, the accusations against the defendants are serious and could lead to severe penalties if proven guilty in court.
The case has been adjourned until a later date, and it remains to be seen how it will proceed.
The music industry in Nigeria is highly competitive, and artists are frequently targeted by fraudsters and extortionists.
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