BREAKING: Nigerian Police Charge Whistleblower Isaac Bristol ‘PIDOMNigeria’ With 9 Counts, Including Inciting #EndBadGovernance Protests, Leaking ‘Classified Document’

The authorities possess levied a nine-depend ticket in opposition to Mr. Bristol, alleging that he illegally mobilised give a enhance to from Nigerian citizens to participate in the most modern nationwide hunger protests.

The Nigeria Police Pressure has initiated formal correct complaints in opposition to Isaac Bristol, whom the police possess identified as PIDOMNigeria, a excellent whistleblower who has garnered main attention on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). 

The authorities possess levied a nine-depend ticket in opposition to Mr. Bristol, alleging that he illegally mobilised give a enhance to from Nigerian citizens to participate in the most modern nationwide hunger protests.

These protests, tagged #EndBadGovernance, were held to bring attention to the pervasive considerations plaguing the nation and advocate for systemic replace. 

SaharaReporters received a reproduction of the court myth outlining the nine counts on Monday, shedding gentle on the specifics of the allegations levelled in opposition to Mr. Bristol. 

This construction marks a prime escalation in the authorities’s response to the most modern 10-day #EndBadGovernance protests and PIDOMNigeria’s role in shaping public discourse.

The swimsuit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/456/2024 and filed on September 2, 2024, on the Federal Excessive Courtroom, Abuja Judicial Division is between the Inspector Traditional of Police, Kayode Egbetokun as the Criticism and Bristol Isaac Tamunobifiri as the Defendant.

The costs were filed by Simon Lough (SAN), who led a team of police legal professionals on behalf of the Inspector Traditional of Police, Egbetokun.

Assorted offences Bristol became as soon as accused of encompass allegations that he transmitted a classified myth of the Federal Govt of Nigeria, concealing money received by blueprint of cryptocurrency and destroying his cell cellphone – Techno Phantom X 2021 mannequin and attempting to flush same down the bathroom of the resort the put he became as soon as arrested with the blueprint of combating it from being extinct as evidence in opposition to him.

The costs partly be taught: “COUNT 1: That you just Bristol Isaac Tamunobifiri ‘M’ (41 yrs) of No. 36 Hardy Avenue Ozuoba Port Harcourt Rivers State in Nigeria at some level of the jurisdiction of this Honourable Courtroom sometime between 2023 and August 2024 accessed computer community the utilization of your X address @Pidomnigeria with username #Ninety nine%oppressed for the operate of mobilizing and soliciting give a enhance to from Nigerians to unduly compel the Federal Govt of Nigeria to form or abstain from performing decided acts by blueprint of a circulation you promoted with the hashtag #Endbadgovernanceinnigeria and likewise you thereby commit an offence punishable below S.18 (1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition and Prevention and so forth.) Act 2015 (as amended) 2024.

“COUNT 2: That you just Bristol Isaac Tamunobifiri ‘M'(41 yrs) of No. 36 Hardy Avenue Ozuoba Port Harcourt Rivers State in Nigeria at some level of the jurisdiction of this Honourable Courtroom sometime between June and July 2024 at some level of the jurisdiction of this Honourable Courtroom transmitted an alleged classified myth of the Federal Govt of Nigeria by the use of your X address @Pidomnigeria with username #Ninety nine%oppressed whereby you knowingly despatched a fallacious message to wit: ‘Survey the parable below whereby Tinubu launched the sum of N24,143,494,567.3 billion naira to NAHCON Chairman by blueprint of Shettima’s office. Because Nigerians didn’t react sufficient, they went succor and increased it to a whopping Ninety Billion Naira.”

It became as soon as alleged Bristol acted with the blueprint of inflicting a breakdown of guidelines and expose, “and likewise you thereby commit an offence opposite to piece 24 (b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition and Prevention and so forth.) Act 2015 (as amended) 2024”. 

Depend 3 reads, “That you just Bristol Isaac Tamunobifiri ‘M'(41 yrs) of No. 36 Hardy Avenue Ozuoba Port Harcourt, Rivers State in Nigeria at some level of the jurisdiction of this Honourable Courtroom sometime in the year 2024 did assemble, reproduce and transmit classified memo from the office of the Secretary to the Govt of the Federation titled: Ask for approval of funds and inauguration of the tripartite committee on Nationwide Minimal Wage, by the use of your social media X address: @Pidomnigeria with username Ninety nine% oppressed to quite a lot of the other folks which you furthermore mght can very neatly be no longer authorized on behalf of the Federal Govt of Nigeria to assemble, reproduce or preserve and likewise you thereby commit an offence opposite to piece 1b and punishable below piece 7 (1) of the reputable secret Act 1962.”

Depend 4 reads, “That you just Bristol Isaac Tamunobifiri ‘M'(41 yrs) of No. 36 Hardy Avenue Ozuoba Port Harcourt Rivers State in Nigeria at some level of the jurisdiction of this Honourable Courtroom on the 1st August 2024 did assemble, reproduce and transmit classified memo, headed: Police Wi-fi Message, by the use of your social media X address: @Pidomnigeria with username Ninety nine% oppressed to quite a lot of the other folks which you furthermore mght can very neatly be no longer authorized on behalf of the Federal Govt of Nigeria or the Nigeria Police to assemble, reproduce or preserve and likewise you thereby commit an offence opposite to piece 1b and punishable below piece 7 (1) of the reputable secret Act 1962.”

Depend 5 reads, “That you just Bristol Isaac Tamunobifiri ‘M’ (41 yrs) of No. 36 Hardy Avenue Ozuoba Port Harcourt Rivers State in Nigeria at some level of the jurisdiction of this Honourable Courtroom on the 31 July 2024 did assemble, reproduce and transmit classified memos from numerous Police formations by blueprint of your social media X address: @Pidomnigeria with username Ninety nine% oppressed to quite a lot of the other folks which you furthermore mght can very neatly be no longer authorized on behalf of the Federal Govt of Nigeria or the Nigeria Police to assemble, reproduce or preserve and likewise you thereby commit an offence opposite to piece 1b and punishable below piece 7 (1) of the reputable secret Act 1962.”

Depend 6 reads, “That you just Bristol Isaac Tamunobifiri ‘M'(41 yrs) of No. 36 Hardy Avenue Ozuoba Port Harcourt Rivers on the sixth October 2023, in Nigeria at some level of the jurisdiction of this Honourable Courtroom did veil or conceal the initiating put of funds, must you without lengthen or no longer without lengthen convert, get, use, preserve or rob possession of the sum of about 9 Hundred and Seventy Thousand Naira out of your Crypto wallet which you displayed on your X address @Pidomnigeria and username Ninety nine%oppressed, intentionally, knowingly, or moderately ought to possess identified that such funds is or forms piece of the proceeds of an unlawful act and thereby commit money Laundering opposite to piece 18 (d) and punishable below piece 18 (3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.”

Depend 7 reads, “That you just Bristol Isaac Tamunobifiri ‘M'(41 yrs) of No. 36 Hardy Avenue Ozuoba Port Harcourt Rivers sometime between 2023 and August 2024, in Nigeria at some level of the jurisdiction of this Honourable Courtroom did veil or conceal the initiating put of funds, without lengthen or no longer without lengthen convert, get, use, preserve or rob possession of the mentioned funds as reworked fiat forex from the digital Asset donations paid by the use of your donation digital wallet displayed on your X address @Pidomnigeria and username Ninety nine%oppressed, intentionally, which you knowingly, or moderately ought to possess identified that such funds is or forms piece of the proceeds of an unlawful act and thereby commit money Laundering opposite to piece 18 (d) and punishable below piece 18 (3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.”

Depend 8 reads, “That you just Bristol Isaac Tamunobifiri ‘M'(41 yrs) of No. 36 Hardy Avenue Ozuoba Port Harcourt Rivers sometime between 2023 and August 2024, in Nigeria at some level of the jurisdiction of this Honourable Courtroom did veil or conceal the initiating put of funds; without lengthen or no longer without lengthen convert, get, use, preserve or rob possession of the total sum of Six Thousand, Six Hundred and Thirty Seven Massive British Kilos (6,637 GBP) as donations paid by the use of your Gofundme yarn by blueprint of your X address @Truthfully83 investigative journalism, intentionally, knowingly, or moderately ought to possess identified that such funds is or forms piece of the proceeds of an unlawful act and thereby commit money Laundering opposite to piece 18 (d) and punishable below piece 18 (3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

Depend 9 reads, “That you just Bristol Isaac Tamunobifiri ‘M'(41 yrs) of No. 36 Hardy Avenue Ozuoba Port Harcourt Rivers State in Nigeria at some level of the jurisdiction of this Honourable Courtroom did homicide your cell cellphone Techno Phantom X 2021 mannequin and attempted to flush same down the water gadget of the resort the put you were arrested with the blueprint of combating it from being extinct in evidence and likewise you thereby commit an offence opposite to Allotment 123 of the Prison Code Act CAP 38 Regulations of the Federation 2004.”

SaharaReporters had reported that Bristol became as soon as arrested on August 5, 2024, by officers from the Nationwide Cybercrime Centre for suspected cyber-connected offences. The police acknowledged that they were conducting an intensive investigation into several allegations in opposition to him.

Sources suggested SaharaReporters on Friday that Bristol had been subjected to inhuman therapy and being held in solitary confinement on the Pressure headquarters. 

The sources also mentioned that his health situation had worsened attributable to untreated injuries.

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