Delta Government Obtains New Warrant to Bring Social Media Critic Fejiro Oliver to Court

Table of Contents

• Legal Battle Overview
• Details of the New Case
• Condemnation by Human Rights Advocates
• Background on Oliver's Arrest

The legal dispute involving the Delta State Government and Fejiro Oliver has taken a new direction, as the government has secured a reproduction warrant from Magistrate Court 3, Asaba, to bring him to court on new, yet-to-be-revealed charges.

The latest case, titled State (Gov. Sheriff) vs. Fejiro Oliver, was filed on 17 October 2025. It requires Oliver to appear before Her Worship, Mrs. Edith Nkechi Anumadu, on Monday, 20 October 2025, for his arraignment.

Human rights advocates, including Dr. Akima Umukoro, President of the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) Youth Wing, Worldwide; Daniel Etaga, former President of the Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC); and Comrade Kelly Efemena, among others, have denounced this development. They have characterized it as an effort to manipulate the judiciary and suppress a critic of the government.

Oliver was arrested for allegedly criticizing Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on social media. He was reportedly held for 21 days at the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Delta State Police Command in Asaba. It was only after significant pressure from civil society organizations and journalists that his detention became public, leading to his eventual arraignment and subsequent bail granted by the Federal High Court in Asaba.