Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo Sues Activist Over Alleged Cyberstalking

Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has filed a cyberstalking case against social crusader Emorioloye Owolemi at the Federal High Court in Akure, Ondo State.

Court records show that Owolemi is standing trial in suit FHC/AK/3C/26 on a two-count charge linked to messages allegedly posted on Facebook about the minister.

According to the charge sheet, the alleged offence happened on 23 December 2025 at Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. Prosecutors said Owolemi knowingly sent electronic communications to the public that were grossly offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing in relation to Tunji-Ojo.

In count one, the prosecution said the defendant intentionally used a computer system or network to publish messages against the minister, who serves as Interior Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The charge said those communications met the legal threshold of cyberstalking under the law.

The prosecution said the alleged action contravened Section 24(1)(a) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, as amended in 2024. Count two also accused Owolemi of cyberstalking through threat and harassment, citing Section 24(1)(b) of the same Act.

The court has fixed 26 March for hearing.

The case comes amid a separate public dispute involving the minister’s credentials. On 13 February, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja granted Owolemi’s application to inquire into Tunji-Ojo’s academic qualifications, including a Secondary School Certificate allegedly issued by the West African Examinations Council.

In a related matter, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the same court declined Owolemi’s request over the minister’s National Youth Service Corps discharge certificate. The court held that the applicant did not show he was acting in the public interest as required by law.

With both legal tracks now active, attention is likely to remain on the cyberstalking prosecution in Akure and the parallel courtroom scrutiny around records linked to the minister.