Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has ordered the withdrawal of cybercrime charges filed against Wale Odusola, a lawyer for criticising the state's 2025 budget on Facebook.

The move followed Mr Odusola's arraignment on Tuesday before a Chief Magistrate's Court in Oke-Eda, Akure, where he was charged with cyberstalking, defamation, and inciting public hatred against the governor.

The move also came after the case, which began with the police inviting Mr Odusola for interrogation on Monday, drew a barrage of criticism of the police and the governor for being intolerant of dissenting views.

In a statement on Tuesday, the governor's Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, distanced Mr Aiyedatiwa from the case, insi...