The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested
popular blogger, Mr. Abubakar Sidiq Usman, otherwise known as Abusidiqu, over a
recent report he published against the Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu.
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| Chairman of the EFCC Ibrahim Magu |
Friends of the blogger who reached out to The PUNCH said he
was arrested by the EFCC operatives early on Monday morning.
Confirming the arrest, the EFCC spokesman, Mr. Wilson
Uwujaren, said the blogger was arrested for cyber stalking.
In a statement, Uwujaren said, “The EFCC today (Monday)
arrested Mr. Abubakar Sidiq Usman, a blogger, for offences bordering on cyber
stalking. The suspect, who is the publisher of Abusidiqu.com, was picked up at
his Kubwa, Abuja, home in the early hours of Monday August 8, 2016, by
operatives of the EFCC and is currently being questioned over the alleged
offence which contravenes sections of the Cyber Crime Act. “The suspect has already been offered administrative bail
and would be released to his elected sureties.” Cyber stalking is defined as the repeated use of electronic
communications to harass or frighten someone by sending threatening emails or
spreading false messages online.
Usman’s blog, Abusidiqu.com, published a report titled,
‘EFCC boss, Magu, commences total war with core EFCC staff’ on August 2, 2016. The report stated that members of staff at the EFCC were
complaining that they were being bullied by Magu.
It stated that Magu was jittery about the delay in his
confirmation by the Senate and was beginning to take his paranoia out on his
subordinates.
According to the report, Magu is a front for one Air
Commodore Umar Muhammed, who is currently in the custody of the Department of
State Services.
It added that there were allegations that Magu and the
National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, both from Borno State, had been
diverting government funds for personal use.
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