The National Cybercrime Centre (NCCC) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has gone to pick up Isaac Bristol from his cell for arraignment in court.
The Nigerian government is preparing to arraign Isaac Bristol, identified as a whistleblower by the name - PIDOMNigeria on Tuesday before a Federal High Court in Abuja.
The National Cybercrime Centre (NCCC) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has gone to pick up Isaac Bristol from his cell for arraignment in court.
FIJ reports that Bristol would be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite, the same judge who remanded 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters in prison on Monday.
On Tuesday morning, Bristol was getting ready to join the police officers, who had come to the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCID) to pick him up from the cell.
From the FCID, he would be conveyed to the court for arraignment over nine allegations as released on Monday night.
SaharaReporters had reported that the government was planning to present four witnesses in its case against Isaac Bristol for allegedly exposing classified documents on social media.
SaharaReporters exclusively reported that the witnesses would provide evidence from their investigation, tender exhibits, and reveal their findings to the court.
The witnesses are David Attah from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Special Services Office, Shehu Shagari Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja; Michael Temidayo Alade from Alh. Kareem Iseri Olawora, Berger, Lagos; Insp. Achaneze Ojomugbo from Mini Okoro Police Station, Port Harcourt; and ACP Bashir Abdullahi and team from the Nigeria Police Force, National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC).
According to a document obtained by SaharaReporters dated September 2, 2024, in the trial of Bristol, the defendant, the prosecution would rely on some exhibits and the testimonies of these witnesses.
SaharaReporters earlier on Monday reported that the police had prepared a nine-count charge against Mr. Bristol, alleging that he illegally mobilised support for the recent nationwide hunger protests.