The Nigeria Police on Wednesday confirmed that Mr Chude Franklin Nnamdi with Twitter handle ‘@chude__’ was arrested in Onitsha, Anambra State, on the 18th of March, 2023, and he was being investigated by the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC) Abuja, for cyberstalking, pursuant to a complaint received via a petition, about his activities on social media which contravened the provision of Section 24 of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015 and other criminal laws.
According to Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a prima facie case had been established against him while the case file had been forwarded to the Force Legal Department for further action.
The Nigeria Police Force urged members of the public to familiarize themselves with provisions of the law and be aware of the penalties for violating them, most especially cybercrime laws with the new trends in the digital media space.
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Monday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately and unconditionally release Mr Nnamdi Chude, who was reportedly arrested, on Saturday, for a tweet alleging electoral offences in Anambra State.
The group threatened to sue the Buhari administration if he (Chude) was not released within 24 hours.
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