This was confirmed by the family’s lawyer, Mr Adesina Ogunlana in a video he posted on Facebook on Wednesday titled, 'Latest On The Mountain Of Fire And Miracles Ministry (MFM) Vs The Ayotunde Richards Family.'
Sholabomi, the wife of Ayotunde Richards, a gospel singer and former member of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) remanded in Ikoyi Prison, has been asked by a police team from Abuja to report to their office.
Meanwhile, her husband is still in prison after he was remanded over alleged cyberbullying and libel against the MFM General Overseer, Daniel Olukoya.
A Federal High Court in Lagos granted Ayotunde Richards bail last Wednesday but he had yet to fulfil the bail conditions.
SaharaReporters gathered that at least eight police officers from the Federal Criminal Investigation Department in Abuja stormed her house in the Magboro area of Ogun on Wednesday evening to arrest her.
The police claimed that there was a petition against her but failed to show her the petition.
This was confirmed by the family’s lawyer, Mr Adesina Ogunlana in a video he posted on Facebook on Wednesday titled, 'Latest On The Mountain Of Fire And Miracles Ministry (MFM) Vs The Ayotunde Richards Family.'
He explained that the police obtained her statement without showing her the petition written against her by MFM.
According to the lawyer, the police personnel later decided not to arrest her because doing so would leave her three young children without any adult to care for them.
Ogunlana said, "Armed police numbering 8 from Abuja invade Mrs Solabomi Richards in her matrimonial home this evening 1st May 2024; husband still in prison custody.
"Police obtained her statement without showing her the petition they claimed is written against her by MFM, changed their mind to take her away to Abuja because of her three underaged children alone with her, ordered her to appear in their office Wednesday 8th May 2024."
SaharaReporters earlier reported that Ayotunde Richards and a 23-year-old blogger Adewale Ajimosogbe remanded over alleged cyberbullying and libel were still in prison seven days after they were granted bail by the Federal High Court in Lagos.
The duo were accused of libelling the MFM General Overseer, Olukoya.
SaharaReporters learnt on Wednesday that the duo had yet to fulfil their bail conditions seven days after the Lagos court granted them bail.
In a ruling on Wednesday, April 24, Ambrose Allagoa, the presiding judge, said the charges against the duo were bailable.
They are to provide sureties with landed properties in Lagos but both of them have yet to perfect their bail condition one week after.
SaharaReporters had reported how Richards was arrested over a petition from Davidson Adejuwon.
The lawyer accused Richards of sundry acts of cyberbullying and libelling Olukoya.
Davidson filed the petition as counsel for one Mrs Sanni, an aide to Olukoya reportedly saddled with the cleric's social media concerns.
In the petition, the lawyer accused Ayotunde Richards of sundry acts of cyberbullying and making libellous claims against Olukoya.
Similarly, Ajimosogbe was also arrested by the police and charged with cyberbullying and libel against Olukoya.
It was learnt that Ajimosogbe - the Publisher of PostReporters - was arrested in the Okitipupa area of Ondo State.
SaharaReporters gathered that Ajimosogbe was arrested for re-publishing a SaharaReporters' story on Richard's N15.5-billion-naira fundamental human rights case against the MFM leader, Davidson Adejuwon and the Nigeria police.
It was alleged that the blogger added a rider of his own 'Olukoya is a criminal and the one behind all illegal acts in MFM.'
Richards had also filed a suit against Olukoya over an alleged breach of his fundamental human rights.
Other respondents in the case are Davidson Olaniran Adejuwon Esq; Superintendent of Police Tawose Ayoleyi Ajayi and the Nigeria Police Force.
Olukoya, Davidson, Ajayi and the Nigeria Police Force are the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Respondents respectively.
Ayotunde Richards, who was once the leader of the cleric’s backup singers, alleged that Olukoya locked him up at the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, Ikoyi for eight days.
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