Controversial Blogger, Kemi Olunloyo, Charged to Court For Defamation of Character

Controversial Nigerian blogger and social media personality, Kemi Olunloyo,  has been charged with “cyber crime” over a recent publication on her blog in which she accused David Ibiyeomie, a mega-pastor based in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, of adultery.

In an Instagram post, the 52-year-old Ms. Olunloyo disclosed that the police arrested her in Port Harcourt and detained her after the pastor complained that she defamed his character in a recent post.

Ms. Olunloyo, a daughter of former Governor Victor Omololu Olunloyo of Oyo State, had posted a letter written by a member of Mr. Ibiyeomie’s church in which the pastor was accused of a series of misconduct, including infidelities.




A reporter in Daily Post, who published Oluloyo’s account was also charged along with her. Her bail hearing comes up on March 23, 2017.

In an online post last  Thursday, the bloggers stated that police officers arrived at her home in Ibadan to arrest her. She stated that the officers took her to the Oyo State Criminal Investigative Department (CID) before they drove her to Port Harcourt.

 Kemi Olunloyo, would remain in detention until she is  able to meet her bail conditions.