Blogger Jailed for Defaming MFM’s Olukoya, Labels Church Leader a “Criminal” in Viral Post

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has found blogger Adewale Ajimisogbe guilty of cyberbullying and defaming Dr. Daniel Olukoya, the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM).

Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa handed down the ruling after Ajimisogbe reached a plea bargain agreement with law enforcement and admitted guilt to all the charges against him.

Ajimisogbe, along with Ayotunde Richards a former member of MFM was initially arraigned on March 20, 2024, facing a 12-count charge that included conspiracy, online harassment, and libel.

The pair jointly faced three counts relating to colluding to defame and cyberstalk, while Ajimisogbe alone was slammed with an additional nine charges for various defamatory publications.

Police prosecutor Nosa Uhumwangho told the court the offences took place between December 2023 and February 2024. He explained that Ajimisogbe used his platform, Postreporters, to circulate a contentious article titled: “He is a criminal and behind all illegal acts – Ex-MFM Church singer sues founder Daniel Olukoya and others, seeks N15.5bn in damages for illegal detention and breach of human rights.”

The article, Uhumwangho noted, ran