Afrigather Pidom, the detained nameless Nigerian whistleblower, whose title is now revealed as Isaac Bristol, has been accused of terrorism funding, espionage, treasonable felony, pc wire fraud and unauthorised elimination of categorized paperwork, sources aware about the matter say.
Based on new info obtained by the Basis of Investigative Journalism (FIJ), the Workplace of the Nationwide Safety Adviser (ONSA) stated the N83 billion in cryptocurrency it uncovered in early August was traced to Pidom’s account.
The safety unit claimed it was a part of the funds used to fund the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest.
“From the petitions, the most important allegations towards him are a breach of the Official Secrets and techniques Act (OSA) and terrorism financing,” an nameless insider instructed FIJ.
The OSA forbids the unauthorised distribution of any info deemed by any authorities department to be dangerous to Nigeria’s safety.
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Pidom’s X deal with, @PIDOMNIGERIA is understood for leaking indicting paperwork towards the Nigerian authorities. The account has been a crucial voice towards authorities actions and oppressive insurance policies.
Bristol is at the moment held on the Pressure Prison Investigation Division (FCID), underneath the watch of the Nigeria Police Pressure Nationwide Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC).
It was gathered that though he’s in FCID custody, his case is being dealt with by the NSA led by by Nuhu Ribadu.
Pidom was arrested in Port Harcourt on August 5 by police cyber crime crew following a petition filed towards him.
