A 23-year-old blogger Adewale Ajimosogbe who was detained over alleged cyberbullying and libel against the MFM General Overseer, Olukoya was also granted bail by the same court.
A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, has granted bail to Ayotunde Richards, a gospel singer and former member of Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries (MFM) over a petition from Davidson Adejuwon, who is a lawyer and reportedly an aide to the church founder, Dr Daniel Olukoya.
A 23-year-old blogger Adewale Ajimosogbe who was detained over alleged cyberbullying and libel against the MFM General Overseer, Olukoya was also granted bail by the same court.
In a ruling on Wednesday, Ambrose Allagoa, the presiding judge, said the charges against the duo are bailable.
The bail conditions include the provision of landed properties in Lagos.
SaharaReporters learnt on Friday that both of them had yet to perfect their bail conditions.
SaharaReporters had reported how Richard was arrested over a petition from Davidson Adejuwon.
The lawyer accused Ayotunde Richard of sundry acts of cyberbullying and libelling Olukoya.
Davidson filed the petition as counsel for one Mrs Sanni, an aide to Olukoya reportedly saddled with the cleric''s social media concerns about Olukoya.
In the petition, the lawyer accused Ayotunde of sundry acts of cyberbullying and making libellous claims against Olukoya.
Ayotunde Richards had also filed a suit against the General Overseer of the church, Pastor Olukoya, over an alleged breach of his fundamental human rights.
Other respondents in the case are Davison Olaniran Adejuwon Esq; Superintendent of Police Tawose Ayoleyi Ajayi and the Nigeria Police Force.
Olukoya, Davidson, Ajayi and the Nigeria Police Force are the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Respondents respectively.
Ayotunde who was the leader of the clerics backup singers alleged that Olukoya him locked up at the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, Ikoyi for eight days.
He described his detention by the police as illegal, oppressive and a brazen abuse of power.
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