The Edo State Police Command have reportedly arrested popular singer, Cynthia Morgan, for cyberstalking.
The singer was said to have been apprehended on Monday, following the alleged cyberstalking of Benin crown prince, Ezelekhae Ewuare, since 2020.
A petition filed by the prince against Morgan alleges a pattern of behaviour that includes defamation, cyberstalking, and harassment, among other charges.
The petition titled ‘Defamation, cyberstalking and harassment of Prince Ezelekhae Ewuare by Cynthia Ikponmwenosa Morgan’ was sent to state Commissioner of Police, CP Funsho Adegboye.
“We act for Prince Ezelekhae Ewuare, hereinafter referred to as ‘Our Client’ and on whose instructions we now write you concerning the above matter in the manner appearing hereunder.
“We are informed by our client that one Cynthia Ikponmwenosa Morgan (also known online as “Iamcmglobal” and “trulymadrina”) has been desperately trying to contact him against his wish. The said Cynthia Ikponmwenosa Morgan has gone as far as physically trailing our client to his workplace and when she saw she was not getting the attention she so desperately seeks, she resorted to publishing lies, slurry and other defamatory statements against him on her Instagram story sometime in 2020 and has continued such publications till date.
“The same offending material was picked up and republished by different blogs and news outlets all around the country. In the said publications, she has called our client a wicked prince who was bewitching and oppressing her in her dreams. We attach herewith pictures of the online posts and the various online blogs that picked it up.” The petition read.
Meanwhile, the petition expressly made it clear that the Prince took the legitimate route by warning her to desist from such further acts.
The prince added that Morgan had been contacting him through various telephone lines, although already blocked, is seeking a stop to her action.
“Rather than take heed, she continued to harass and stalk our client online, much to his annoyance and against his wish. Our client, despite his high pedigree, is also a Nigerian who is entitled to his constitutionally guaranteed right to privacy like any other citizen. Our client just wants to enjoy his right to privacy and be left alone from whatever crisis of the mind the said Cynthia Morgan may be going through.” The petition added.
However, Morgan in a responsive video, recounted her experience with her ex-lover, claiming that he had slapped her, battled her while she slept and bewitched her, among other things, in an attempt to keep her from being married to someone else, adding that she was never intimate with the prince while revealing that she had no idea where he even lived.
According to Ewuare, his intention was to sue Morgan and prohibit her future attempts against him.
Morgan has restated her position, expressing regret for being too private and silent about this incidence from its conception.
She added that her own side must be heard, insisting on formally exonerating herself with adequate evidence.
