“I Will Activate The Part Of Me That Sends People To Jail” — Fejiro Oliver Warns Oborevwori Amid Wanted Saga
By Passman Akpos
Journalist and publisher Fejiro Oliver has launched a fresh attack on Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, accusing the governor of allegedly working behind the scenes to have him declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force over alleged cyberstalking and defamatory publications.
Oliver, in a strongly worded statement, claimed that his recent criticism of the governor was linked to what he described as an alleged attempt to use law-enforcement agencies and international mechanisms to target him over his investigative journalism.
The allegations followed a Special Police Gazette Bulletin dated August 7, 2026, declaring Tega Samson Oghenedoro, popularly known as Fejiro Oliver, wanted over alleged cyberstalking and defamatory publications reportedly made through a Facebook account bearing his name.
According to the police bulletin, the alleged offences were committed between May and July 2025.
The police described Oghenedoro as an “acclaimed journalist” and appealed to members of the public with information about his whereabouts to contact the nearest police station or the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, Delta State Command.
However, Oliver has rejected the allegations and questioned the circumstances surrounding the wanted declaration.
In his response, the journalist accused Governor Oborevwori of harbouring what he described as “bitterness” towards him and alleged that the governor had attempted to use the police and INTERPOL to bring him back to Nigeria.
Oliver claimed that attempts were initially made to involve INTERPOL but alleged that the process did not succeed because the matter involved allegations of defamation and cyber-related publications.
He further alleged that pressure was subsequently placed on the police to declare him wanted.
According to him, the alleged basis for the wanted declaration was particularly troubling because it related to publications on Facebook.
Oliver also alleged that the wanted notice was initially circulated in a manner designed to avoid directly linking it to the Delta State Government, claiming that some media platforms declined to publish it while others eventually carried the police bulletin.
The journalist challenged Governor Oborevwori and the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Festus Ahon, to deny his allegations.
“That was how that guy called Sheriff wasted his time and state money,” Oliver wrote, alleging that his movements between the United States and the United Kingdom demonstrated that attempts to restrict his international activities had failed.
Oliver also accused the Delta State Government of attempting to use political influence against him because of his journalism and public criticism.
He alleged that previous attempts to restrict his activities had also failed, including what he described as an alleged plan to have him detained and another alleged threat to his personal safety.
The journalist maintained that he would not forgive what he described as political persecution.
“I don’t forgive such evil. We can have our normal political differences and banters that ends in politics but when taken too far, I will activate that part of me that sends people to jail,” he stated.
Oliver further compared the situation with previous confrontations he said he had experienced with prominent Nigerian political figures, arguing that disagreements with politicians should not be allowed to escalate into attempts to criminalise journalism.
The latest controversy comes amid an already escalating dispute between Oliver and Nigerian security authorities.
Earlier in 2026, Oliver disclosed that he had been invited by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre over allegations relating to “espionage and computer-related matters.”
He subsequently described the development as an attempt to criminalise investigative journalism.
Oliver maintained that his work through SecretsReporters involved exposing issues that he believed were underreported and denied that investigative journalism amounted to espionage.
The journalist has also previously alleged persecution and intimidation arising from his publications.
Meanwhile, the police’s latest wanted bulletin represents a separate formal law-enforcement action in which Oghenedoro is accused of cyberstalking and defamatory publications.
The police have not, in the material reviewed for this report, publicly established that Governor Oborevwori personally ordered the wanted declaration or that the governor attempted to use INTERPOL against Oliver.
Those allegations therefore remain claims made by Oliver and have not been independently established.
The controversy nevertheless raises fresh questions about the increasingly contentious relationship between Nigerian journalists, political office holders and law-enforcement agencies over publications made on social media.
For Oliver, the matter is no longer simply a political disagreement
He has vowed to continue challenging what he considers attempts to intimidate or silence him, declaring that his criticism of Governor Oborevwori will continue.
“Dear Sheriff Oborowheri, in and outside government, you won’t have peace, at least not from me,” Oliver stated.
