The Ogun State Authorities has confirmed {that a} medical physician has been remanded in jail for allegedly issuing a pretend medical report to assist a well-liked blogger, Adetoun Onajobi, also called @justadetoun, evade police arrest.
The state authorities additionally disclosed that the Ogun State Police Command has filed a six-count cost towards the blogger, who’s at present on the run, following a petition lodged towards her by the federal government.
This was contained in a press release issued on Monday by the Lawyer Common and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwasina Ogungbade (SAN).
Based on the assertion, Adetoun, an web character, has through the years been accused of bullying, harassment and utilizing offensive language towards people on social media platforms.
The matter escalated following an accident involving boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, in Ogun State. Adetoun allegedly posted movies claiming there was no ambulance service anyplace within the state and additional accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of being in Ghana, partying and impregnating girls as an alternative of attending to the boxer’s welfare.
Ogungbade described the allegations as false, malicious and deceptive, stressing that Ogun State operates a number of state-owned and state-supported ambulance companies.
He famous that such claims posed a public security threat by misinforming residents about accessible healthcare companies.
Consequently, the state reported Adetoun to the police for alleged violations of the Cybercrimes Act, 2015.
The police reportedly invited her for questioning on January 5, 2026, after issuing a proper discover on January 2.
Nevertheless, she didn’t honour the invitation and allegedly went into hiding, regardless of earlier boasting that she had proof to substantiate her claims.
Whereas in hiding, Adetoun reportedly launched one other video claiming she was unwell and unable to report back to the police.
Subsequently, her lawyer submitted a letter to the police, attaching a medical report from a Lagos-based physician, stating that she was medically indisposed.
Police investigations later revealed that the medical report was fraudulent. The physician who authored it allegedly confessed that he by no means met, examined or handled Adetoun, opposite to the claims within the report.
The physician has since been arrested, charged and remanded in jail for fraudulent medical documentation and obstruction of justice, whereas investigations proceed to determine different accomplices. Adetoun stays at giant.
Ogungbade questioned why somebody who claimed to own proof might neither current it to regulation enforcement nor publish it publicly, including that forging medical data additional undermines her credibility.
The assertion additionally alleged that Adetoun had beforehand bullied a girl sweeping an property in Lagos and unlawfully filmed and shared photos of the girl’s underage youngster on social media.