A Kogi State Magistrate Court in Lokoja, has remanded an activist and a member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr Austin Okai in prison to enable the Department of State Services (DSS) conclude their investigations into the allegations of cyberstalking and criminal defamation of Kogi governor, Usman Ododo filed against him.
The Court remanded the PDP chieftain based on the demand of the prosecution.
The decision of the DSS to seek for the remand in prison custody was to ensure compliance with the law by not keeping the accused beyond 48 hours in custody without the lawful permission of the court in line with the criminal justice system of Nigeria.
In his ruling on the matter, Magistrate Mobah Abdullahi of the Chief Magistrate Court 1 sitting at Lugard Court granted the application of the prosecution.
Okai has been remanded at the Federal Correctional Centre, Kabba, while the case was adjourned to March 13, 2025.
Okai is facing trial for his allegation on the social media that the Governor Ododo allegedly stole billions of naira meant for the Local Government councils in the state as well as some agencies under the state government.
The former spokesperson for PDP Presidential Campaign and gubernatorial campaign councils in Kogi state was also a member of PDP National Convention.
He was an aspirant for Dekina-Bassa House of Representatives seat under the platform of his party in the 2023 election.
