An Ijebu-Ode Magistrate Court in Ogun State has adjourned the case of a Nollywood actress, Funke Obikoya, who was arrested during a #JusticeForMohbad protest.

On Wednesday, Magistrate Court 3 at Igbeba in Ijebu-Ode adjourned the case to October 31, 2023, for trial after the prosecution team applied for a further date to bring an application for amendment of the charge against Obikoya.

A peaceful #JusticeforMohbad protest was broken up by police personnel from the Ijebu-Ode Area Command on October 21, 2023.

The police arrested at least 12 protesters.

They were subsequently arraigned on two separate charges before the magistrate court.

Nigerian Police Arraign Actress, Funke Obikoya In Ogun For Participating In #JusticeForMohBad Rally, Dehumanise Her In Prison, Demand N500,000 For Bail

The Defendants were charged with unlawful assembly and being members of Eiye confraternity.

Ayodele Ademiluyi Esq., a legal practitioner and co-convener of the Movement for Justice, a left-leaning coalition intervening in the #JusticeforMohbad struggle appeared for the defendants.

The protest/walk was for singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad who died on September 12, 2023 under suspicious circumstances.

SaharaReporters on Saturday reported how Funke Obikoya lamented that she was wrongly arrested by the state police command for participating in the #JusticeForMohbad rally.

Narrating her ordeal, Funke said, “I saw my friend’s post about ‘Justice for Mohbad’ and I joined my friend and we went to the location at Ijebu Ode by Ibadan Garage.

“I was sitting by the roadside with my friends. Some people were walking but we decided to sit by the roadside, and around 3:30 pm, the police came and started dragging all of us.

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“Two police officers dragged me inside their car. Some ran away but I did not run because I did not do anything. They took us to the station and put us in the cell. I slept on bare tiles.

“My friend reached out to my family and the next day; they (police) took me to court. They charged me for a lot of things that I don’t know about. They said I joined Eiye Confraternity.

“I’m just an up-and-coming actress and a model trying to pave the way for myself. They have spoiled my career. They arrested me wrongly and accused me wrongly. They took me to prison and said that my bail was N500,000.”

She said she was bailed on Monday and that her case had been adjourned till November.

“But I saw hell inside the cell and prison. I didn’t commit any crime. They accused me wrongly. I had to eat the prison beans and sweep the yard, wash the toilet and had to kneel and greet about 25 people in a day,” she added.