- Police arrest UK based blogger Maureen Badejo in Lagos.
- Arrest followed petitions by Apostle Suleman and Dr Olukoya.
- Police yet to disclose charges or legal basis for detention.
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested UK based Nigerian blogger, Maureen Badejo, following petitions reportedly filed against her by senior Nigerian Christian clerics.
Badejo, the founder of online platform GIOTV, was arrested on Friday in Lagos by detectives from the Criminal Investigation Department and is currently being interrogated at the Cybercrime Unit in Adekunle, Yaba.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that sources disclosed that the arrest followed complaints submitted by the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, and the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Daniel Olukoya.
Although details of the allegations were not made public as of press time, the petitions were said to be linked to Badejo’s online publications and social media content, which reportedly made claims against the clerics.
The police are yet to issue an official statement confirming the charges against the blogger or the legal basis for her continued detention.
Badejo has been involved in previous legal disputes connected to her reporting. In March 2022, the UK High Court of Justice ordered Apostle Suleman to pay £19,601 to Badejo after dismissing a defamation suit filed against her.
Court records showed that in August 2023, Badejo rejected an offer by Suleman to settle the judgment debt through monthly instalments of £500. A UK judge later dismissed Suleman’s application and upheld Badejo’s legal costs.
Following the ruling, Nigerians in the diaspora reportedly raised funds to support Badejo’s legal defence.
In December 2023, reports also detailed a ₦1 billion lawsuit filed by former Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries pastor, Sunday Bawura Olowoyeye, against Pastor Olukoya over alleged unlawful detention.
Olowoyeye claimed he was detained for 16 days at FCID Alagbon after sharing his grievances with Badejo, who later published his account.
Badejo has conducted interviews with several individuals who have made allegations against the two clerics, many of which are yet to be publicly addressed.
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