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Popular Blog, Gistlover Reacts To Alleged Arrest Of Operators By Nigerian Police For Cyberstalking

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January 6, 2024

The blog, in a series of posts made via its Instagram page, alleged that those paraded by the police were not its operators, while asking the security operatives to provide evidence to prove blog’s relations with them. 

Popular microblogging platform, Gistlover has reacted to the alleged arrest of three of its operators by the Nigerian Police Force. 

The blog, in a series of posts made via its Instagram page, alleged that those paraded by the police were not its operators, while asking the security operatives to provide evidence to prove blog’s relations with them. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/C1u6aDZtXm7/?igsh=cW9nOTdsaXVrYWdy

Recall that SaharaReporters reported on Friday how The Nigerian Police Force, in a press statement by its spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi claimed that it had apprehended three persons alleged to be behind Gistlover. 

The arrest was said to be made by the National Cybercrime Center of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). 

The statement also identified the suspects as followed: Adebukola Kolapo, Nnedum Micheal Somtomchukwu and Isaac Akpokighe, all males of ages 27, 25 and 30. 

The suspects were arrested in connection with a case of alleged conspiracy, cyberstalking, and threat to life.

The statement added that the trio were arrested for “cyberstalking, incitement, blackmail, and sundry, which has over the years been a cause for public outcry.”