At any moment now, Reno Omokri, a former Special Assistant on New Media to then-President Goodluck Jonathan, may become a prison inmate as the Police have obtained a ”Remand Order, Launch Search For Reno Omokri Over Alleged Defamation Of Dunamis Church Pastor, Paul Enenche.”
With this, the police are looking for Omokri, the political commentator with the most followers on X (formerly Twitter) in Africa.
The Police secured the order from the Chief Magistrate Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, to remand Omokri in prison custody along with former Dunamis Church Pastor Abraham Daniel and two others—Mr. Enenche Enenche and Alexander Enenche.
The court presided over by His Worship, Chief Emmanuel A. Iyanna, issued the remand warrant through an ex-parte Motion filed by the Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun on January 13, 2025.
Granting the ex-parte application filed by Francis Gabriel, Esq on behalf of the Police Chief, in Motion No: ME/07/2025 Between Inspector General of Police as Applicant and Mr. Daniel Abraham, Mr. Enenche Idoga Alexander, Oboyinlo Enenche Peter and Mr. Reno Omokri as 1st to 4th Respondents, the Chief Magistrate directed the Police to produce the Respondents on return Court date on January 30.
Iyanna held: “Upon hearing the application and submissions of learned FRANCIS GABRIEL, ESQ, and upon careful consideration of the averments, the annextures and issues as raised in the submissions of the applicant. The application is hereby granted as prayed.
“It Is hereby ordered as follows: An Order of this Honourable Court for remand warrant of the Respondents (i) MR. DANIEL ABRAHAM (ii) MR. ENENCHE IDOGA ALEXANDER (iii) OBOYINLO ENENCHE PETER and (iv) MR. RENO OMOKRI in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Service pending investigation, arraignment/prosecution.
“It is here ordered that the Respondents be arraigned before a Court of competent jurisdiction after the conclusion of the said investigation.
“On the return date, the Respondents should be produced.
“The matter is adjourned to 30 Day of January, 2025.”
His remand warrant was predicated on a petition to the Inspector General of Police by Patrick O. Okolo, SAN against ”Mr Reno Omokri, Gistlover Blog, Aunty Adul, Peter Obonyiro, Kelechi TV, and their agents and co-conspirators for alleged defamation.”
