After spending 16 days in detention, the Delta State Police Command has filed formal charges against the publisher of Secret Reporters, Fejiro Oliver, at the Federal High Court, Asaba Judicial Division.
Fejiro was arrested by police operatives at his Abuja office on September 18, 2025, and flown to Asaba following a petition accusing him of cyberstalking Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Senator Ede Dafinone, and others through a series of Facebook posts.
The charge sheet, dated October 3, 2025, was signed by R.O. Eze, Esq., Legal Officer, Directorate of Legal Services, Delta State Police Command, Asaba.
According to the charge, Fejiro was alleged to have posted statements accusing Governor Oborevwori of secretly travelling to Brazil, awarding multi-billion-naira contracts to his associates for election rigging, and sending officials to China to inspect CNG buses “instead of attracting investors.”
The police claimed the posts — which also described the governor as a “sleeping governor who rigged election” — were intended to damage his reputation, thereby constituting an offence under Section 24 (2)(c)(ii) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015 (as amended).
In a separate count, Fejiro was accused of making similar defamatory statements against Senator Ede Dafinone, who represents Delta Central Senatorial District, between May and July 2025.
He allegedly described the senator on Facebook as a “grossly incompetent senator,” “sleeping senator,” “betraying ingrate,” “Dodo senator,” “POS senator,” “scammer in NASS,” and called for his recall from the Senate.
The police said the publications were “aimed at destroying his reputation,” an offence also punishable under the same section of the Cybercrime Act.
The filing of the charges comes shortly after a court order directing the police to, within 48 hours, explain why Fejiro should not be released unconditionally after being detained for over two weeks.
The order was issued on October 2, 2025, by Justice F. A. Olubanjo, following an ex parte application filed by Fejiro’s counsel and human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong.
Fejiro has remained in custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Asaba.
Reacting to the development, Effiong described the charges as “frivolous” and “a desperate attempt to keep his client in custody.”