On Tuesday, the Nigerian police announced the arrest and arraignment of Bristol Isaac Tamunobifiri, the individual responsible for the popular whistleblower X account @pidomnigeria.
Authorities claimed that the whistleblowing activities could undermine national stability and potentially incite rebellion against Bola Tinubu’s government.
“In an effort to protect national security, maintain public order, identify and apprehend those engaged in criminal activities threatening the stability of our nation, the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) have apprehended an anonymous hacker in connection with alleged criminal conspiracy, offences against the Official Secrets Act, leakage of classified ‘restricted’ documents, acts likely to cause breach of public peace, sedition, fraud, and tax evasion,” Olumuyiwa Adejobi, police spokesperson said.
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In a statement on Tuesday, Mr Adejobi said Mr Tamunobifiri’s arrest and trial were informed by a petition Mr Tinubu’s government after he leaked some documents from the president’s office and the Secretary of the Government of the Federation.
“The complaint, filed by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), alleged that an anonymous blogger using the Twitter handle @pidomnigeria published and distributed a restricted document on a sensitive matter of national security,” Mr Adejobi said.
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