Ex-Soldier Ruth Ogunleye Gets Suspended Jail Term Over TikTok Posts About NDA Chief

A Federal High Court in Kaduna sentenced former soldier Ruth Ogunleye to one year in prison on each of two counts over TikTok posts about Nigerian Defence Academy Commandant Maj.-Gen. Oluyemi Olatoye. The sentences will run concurrently but have been suspended for three years. Ogunleye was also fined ₦500,000 after pleading guilty to the two counts under a plea bargain; three other charges were withdrawn. The agreement requires her to publish a public apology, delete posts about Olatoye and avoid contacting him or making further statements about him. A breach of the conditions during the suspension period could send her back to court to serve the prison sentence. Ogunleye was previously discharged from military service after making sexual harassment allegations against another senior officer. The case described here concerns her publications about the NDA commandant.

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