Nigerian blogger Olufunke 'Angels Empire' AFEH to stand after the arrest on April 8, arresting alleged Cybertiging, harassment

On February 19, 2025, Saharan Porters revealed that police filed 11 charges against AFEH, who accused her of Kuberstk, harassment and threats against several individuals, including Mr. Obidi Anthony and his daughters, Nancy Ume and Korra Obidi. While legal action for the blogger and philanthropist Olufunke, who is widely known as Angels Empire, on April 8 on April 8 on April 8, on April 8, on April 8, attention to the circumstances surrounding her arrest, long -standing detention and eventual bail. On February 19, 2025, Saharan Porters revealed that police filed 11 charges against AFEH, who accused her of Kuberstk, harassment and threats against several individuals, including Mr. Obidi Anthony and his daughters, Nancy Ume and Korra Obidi. According to the Angels Empire Foundation, Afeh was arrested in Abuja on February 6, 2025, after responding to a misleading phone call from the Nigerian police about a manufactured allegation of telephone. Upon arrival at the police station, she was immediately detained at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Abuja, denied access to legal representation and confiscated her mobile devices – which completely unlawful her. According to the foundation, the lack of transparency around her detention was a deliberate step by the authorities to isolate her from legal aid and social support. Before leaving for the station, however, Afeh warned her online audience through a video post about the suspicious phone call, which spurred her family and legal lawyer to mobilize quickly. Despite their efforts, her lawyers were repeatedly stopped by police, and received little information about her detention and denied direct access to their client. Forced transfer from Abuja to Lagos on February 8, after 48 hours in custody, Lagos officials arrived in Abuja. They were forcibly transporting Afeh to Lagos without allowing her to notify her lawyers or her eight -year -old daughter. Her place of residence remained unclear at that point. Upon his arrival, she was put under pressure to make statements in the absence of her legal representatives, allegedly under coercive conditions. It was only on February 10 that she was finally allowed to talk to an advocate, allowing her to start the bail to secure her bail. Despite attempts to speed up her release, the authorities have significantly delayed her legal process. On February 12 – six days after her arrest – Aafeh was presented in front of a Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, where police tried to extend her detention period. It was only in February 19 that she received bail, although she remained in the maximum prison of Kirikiri in Kirikiri prison until bail conditions were met. “Long-term incarceration is a violation of international law and Nigerian legislation. In Nigeria, the legal limit for time spent in custody is 24-48 hours, but Angel was in custody for a long time without a trial!” said the foundation. “Furthermore, Angel’s fundamental human rights were largely violated by denying her access to a lawyer by not giving her food or water in Abuja (nor allowed her to buy food for herself).” The foundation said her arrest stems from a petition submitted by Nancy Umeh, sister of social media personality Korra Obidi, in which he claimed that cybertiging and life threats. Many observers consider it an attempt to silence Afeh because of her outspoken blog activity. Critics have expressed concern that law enforcement authorities are being used for personal disputes, further deepening the concerns about corruption within the Nigerian police. The upcoming legal battle AFEH is scheduled for the Federal High Court in Lagos on April 8, with the subsequent hearings expected. The case has developed from a civil dispute to a direct confrontation with law enforcement, and the inspector -general of activists and legal experts believe that this prosecution raises serious concerns about freedom of speech, as set out in Article 39 of Nigeria’s Constitution and Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights. Human rights organizations, media personalities and legal lawyers merged the support of AFEH and condemned the handling of her case as a violation of fundamental democratic principles. Many people believe that her extensive incarceration was a deliberate attempt to silence her, and her family – especially her young daughter – left in need.