The police today, charged seven defendants before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, over alleged impersonation on Facebook, Goggle and Tiktok.
The defendants are: Oladipupo Ayomide, 21; Tosin Balogun, 27; Awodele Sodiq, 22; Timileyin Ogunwole, 27; Augustine Tochukwu, 19; Michael Ayoola, 26; and Anu Taiwo, 21.
They were charged on seven-counts bordering on impersonation and aiding escape, reports NAN.
They each, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, Insp Femi Omilana, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on Dec.22, at about 9.00 a.m. at Ajibode in Ibadan.
He alleged that the defendants falsely represented themselves on the social media spaces, as white ladies and men, with the intent to defraud people.
He said that Ogunwole (fourth defendant) on the other hand, aided the defendants to escape during arrest.
The prosecutor said that they were eventually arrested.
The offences contravene the provisions of sections 10 and 484 of the Criminal Law of Oyo State, 2000.
The Magistrate, Mrs Adebola Adeola, granted the defendants bail in the sum of one million naira each, and two sureties each in like sum.
She adjourned the case until Jan. 12, 2026, for hearing.
