A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to explain within 48 hours why journalist Tega Oghenedoro, popularly known as Fejiro Oliver, should not be released after spending 16 days in custody.
Justice F. A. Olubanjo issued the order on Thursday, October 2, 2025, following an ex parte motion filed by his lawyer, Inibehe Effiong.
Fejiro, editor of Secret Reporters, was arrested in Abuja on September 18 and flown to Asaba after Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori petitioned the police. The governor accused him of cyberstalking and repeatedly mocking him online, including describing him as “Governor Sheriff Amuneke of Delta State.”
- VIDEO: Woman Claiming to Be Chris Okafor’s Former Wife Makes Explosive Allegations
- I will not be vice-president to anybody ~ Peter Obi
- Israel recognises Somaliland as sovereign state
- 70-year-old Indian woman gives birth to her first child
- Ghanaian Prophet, Eboh Noah, Builds 8 Arks, Reveals God Has Warned Him That The World Will End On Christmas Day ~ Not By Fire, But By Another Global Flood.
- VIDEO: Pregnant wife bursts into tears as husband refuses to go beg neighbour Jollof rice
Other petitions were also reportedly filed against the journalist by Senator Ede Dafinone and Hon. Stella Oketete, Executive Director at NEXIM Bank, whose Senate nomination as minister was earlier rejected.
Since his arrest, Fejiro has been held at the State CID in Asaba without trial. His lawyers told the court he has been denied access to both family and legal representation.
The judge directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, the Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, and the Nigeria Police Force to file their responses within 48 hours.
The case, marked FHC/ASB/CS/164/2025, has been adjourned to October 9 for further hearing.
