Court Grants Whistleblower, Isaac Bristol ‘PIDOMNigeria’ Bail
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to a journalist and whistleblower, Isaac Bristol Tamunobifiri, identified by the Nigeria police as the face behind the PIDOMNigeria account on X.
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the remand of whistleblower, Isaac Bristol Tamunobifiri, also known as PIDOM, in Kuje correctional facility.
PIDOM was arraigned on September 4, on a nine-count charge brought against him by the Inspector General of Police on alleged money laundering, cybercrime, and unlawfully obtaining, retaining, and disseminating classified secret documents.
PIDOM was arraigned on Friday, September 27, on a nine-count charge filed against him by the Inspector-General of Police at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Recall police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi had said PIDOM “illegally” accessed restricted data and posted directives from the office of the IGP.
The police spokesperson also claimed that the defendant raised funds to sponsor cyberterrorism.
Adejobi said PIDOM was apprehended in connection with “criminal conspiracy, offences against the Official Secrets Act, leakage of classified restricted documents, acts likely to cause a breach of the public peace, sedition, fraud, and tax evasion.”
