Lagos re-arraigns Popular OAP for sharing Chrisland student’s sex tape

On-air personality, Mr Uche Igwe, popularly known as Darksam has been re-arraigned by the Lagos state government for allegedly sharing the sex tape video of a Chrisland School student on social media.

The 40-year-old media personality who was earlier arraigned in May 2022, by the Nigerian Police on a two-count charge of cyberstalking and breach of peace to which he pleaded not guilty, was re-arraigned on Tuesday July 26 before a Magistrate Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos on a fresh one-count charge.

Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), through its counsel, Omolola Saliu, re-arraigned the defendant on a fresh one-count charge before Chief Magistrate Adeola Adedayo.

He is accused of committing the crime through his social media handle (@uchedark) on or about the 18th of April, 2022.

The offence is said to be contrary to section 23 (2) of the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency Law 2021. If found guilty, the defendant risks a seven-year custodial sentence.

The trial has been adjourned till the 28th of September, 2022.