{"id":127235,"date":"2026-05-25T12:14:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=127235"},"modified":"2026-05-25T13:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:08:32","slug":"alleged-cybercrime-prosecution-opens-case-against-social-media-influencer-justice-chidiebere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/alleged-cybercrime-prosecution-opens-case-against-social-media-influencer-justice-chidiebere\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged Cybercrime: Prosecution opens case against social media influencer Justice Chidiebere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The federal government, on Monday, opened a case on an amended three-count charge of alleged cybercrime and felony against social media influencer, Justice Chidiebere also known as Justice Crack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chidiebere was brought before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the federal high Abuja, where he pleaded not guilty to the charges<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shortly after, the first prosecution witness, Oronto Douglas, continued his evidence-in-chief, including an affirmation that audio and video recordings of the defendant&#8217;s interview were downloaded to a flash drive. He also told the court that he duly signed a certificate of compliance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Counsel to the defendant prayed the court that the bail conditions earlier granted be allowed to continue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Prosecution did not object to the submission, which the court granted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Justice Abdulmalik adjourned the matter to 28th September to enable prosecution counsel, who earlier applied to the deputy chief registrar, to also apply to head of the court&#8217;s IT department for subsequent viewing of the forensic evidence.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The federal government, on Monday, opened a case on an amended three-count charge of alleged cybercrime and felony against social media influencer, Justice Chidiebere also known as Justice Crack. 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