A Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State has fixed January 31, 2024, to hear the application to vary the bail conditions and Notice of Preliminary objection filed by the human rights activist, Comrade Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho. Aghogho, who is the Delta State Chapter Coordinator of Take-It-Back Movement, a pro-democracy organisation, has been illegally detained in prison over an alleged cyberstalking charge. He took a fresh plea when the case came up on Monday before Justice M.I. Sani of the Federal High Court, Warri.
The newly posted and presiding Judge of the Federal High Court, Warri Judicial Division, Justice M.I. Sani has fixed Monday, January 15 to commence the de novo criminal trial of frivolous cyberstalking charges against human rights activist and Delta Take-It-Back Movement's Coordinator, Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho. A trial de novo is a type of trial in which a case is retried without the influence of the previous trial's decision. This implies that Aghogho's matter will start afresh after spending 17 months in prison.
Officials of the Federal High Court, Warri Division, have commenced a verification exercise to fulfil the conditions of the bail granted to the Delta Take-It-Back Coordinator, Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho, about three weeks ago. Aghogho has been in prison custody for over 10 months. Findings by Sahara Reporters revealed that the verification exercise embarked upon by the court officials is in fulfilment of the bail conditions attached to the granting of the bail application which is inclusive of landed property with a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O).
Justice Abang Okon of the Federal High Court, Warri Division has granted bail to the Delta Take-It-Back Coordinator, Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho, after spending 10 months in prison. The Court in a bench ruling on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, granted the unopposed oral application made by the counsel for the defendant, Kunle Edun Esq. Addressing the court, Edun submitted that he had just been briefed on the matter and he intended to make two oral applications.