Following a report from Priory Terrace Solicitors on behalf of Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, CON, against one Nnamdi Emmanuel Ibezim, Police Investigators from the Force Intelligence Bureau carried out intensive investigations into the complaint by a former Minister of Works, Mr Babatunde Fasola, SAN.
The report said that it was discovered that the suspect made a false publication on his handle – @ReporteraNews on the social media platform ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter on Saturday 5th August, 2023, wherein he alleged that Mr Fasola was involved in the drafting of a controversial verdict in the ongoing Presidential Election Petition Tribunal and that the military had been deployed in his residence to restrict movement.
Fasola, former minister of Works, said that the claim cast aspersion on him, contrary to Section 24 of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention) Act, 2015, which has the potential to cause harm, distress, and damage to his reputation, as well as pose great threats to national security and stability of our dear country.
Further investigations to wit: technical and tactical analysis into the phone number used for making the publication in question, showed that the telephone number from which the claim was made was registered to one Chike Ibezim.
Armed with this intelligence, police investigators proceeded to the office address of the suspect in Maitama, Abuja, where Chike Ibezim was arrested, while Nnamdi Emmanuel Ibezim, and one Tope who it was alleged handled all social media correspondences were currently at large and had not honoured all invitations by the Nigeria Police Force.
“In this wise, the Nigeria Police Force wishes to state clearly that our radar is on other individuals who are involved in this case and others alike for possible arrest and prosecution.
“The NPF thereby warns that cyberstalking and other cyber-related unguarded utterances are criminal and capable of heating up the polity and causing chaos.
“This new trend of cyberstalking, and a massive spread of fake news should be discouraged in all manner for our collective sake, and the sake of our dear country,” the Police said.
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