Nigerian Journalist, David Hundeyin is in contemporary bother because the Police have named One different as accomplices in fees in opposition to PIDOM.
PoliticalNews Nigeria studies that the Nigeria Police Pressure has alleged that journalist David Hundeyin and one other particular person recognized as Michael Temidayo Alade are accomplices of Bristol Isaac Tamunobifiri, often known as PIDOM.
PIDOM, whom the police allege operates beneath the X deal with @pidomnigeria, is a suspect in a case involving felony conspiracy, sedition, and the unauthorised distribution of categorised paperwork.
An announcement signed by the Pressure Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Tuesday, mentioned {that a} discrete investigation initiated to determine these accountable for the leakage of a restricted doc on a delicate matter of nationwide safety, led to the identification of the trio as suspects in reference to the alleged crimes.
The assertion additional learn, “The principal suspect, Bristol Isaac Tamunobifiri was apprehended at a resort in Port Harcourt on Saturday, fifth August 2024, by NPF-NCCC detectives, and in an try to withstand arrest, the suspect locked himself in a resort room, smashed his cellphone, and flushed it down the bathroom in an effort to destroy proof.
“He additionally refused to give up his cellphone’s password, claiming he had forgotten it, thereby concealing data. Subsequent investigations, after his arrest, revealed a number of suspicious actions between the principal suspect and his accomplices.
“Investigations additionally revealed that the suspect was accountable for leaking a delicate restricted doc generated from the workplace of the President to the Secretary of the Authorities of the Federation. The suspect had additionally illegally accessed police-restricted information and posted directives from the workplace of the Inspector-Basic of Police, and lots of different restricted paperwork with the goal of jeopardizing the safety community in Nigeria.
“It has additionally been established that the suspect additionally raised funds by nameless means to sponsor cyberterrorism and different associated crimes. Proof of this was derived after vital forensic evaluation of the suspect’s crypto pockets transactions.”
Earlier, the police arraigned Bristol on fees of cash laundering, cybercrime, and unlawfully acquiring, retaining and disseminating categorised official secret paperwork.
Bristol, who was arraigned on 9 counts earlier than Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal Excessive Courtroom Abuja, pleaded not responsible to all the fees.
Following his not responsible plea, Justice Nwite adjourned the case to the twenty third of September, 2024 for the ruling of the bail software filed on behalf of the defendant.
Justice Nwite additionally ordered the remand of the defendant within the Kuje Correctional Centre.