The Nigerian government through the Inspector-General of Police had accused Isaac Bristol of being behind the prominent whistleblower social media account ‘PIDOMNigeria’.
The Nigeria Police Force on Friday released Isaac Bristol, accused by the Nigerian authorities of being behind the prominent whistleblower social media account "PIDOMNigeria" from Kuje Prison in Abuja.
Bristol was released from prison after fulfilling his bail conditions, according to human rights activist and convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, who made this known in a post on X.
“This afternoon, whistleblower and investigative journo Isaac Bristol @PIDOMNIGERIA left Kuje prison a free man after fulfilling his bail conditions,” Sowore wrote.
This afternoon, whistleblower and investigative journo Isaac Bristol @PIDOMNIGERIA left Kuje prison a free man after fulfilling his bail conditions pic.twitter.com/xqVFrjht4w
— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) October 4, 2024
The Nigerian government through the Inspector-General of Police had accused Isaac Bristol of being behind the prominent whistleblower social media account ‘PIDOMNigeria’.
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered on September 3, 2024, that Bristol be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre following his arraignment by the police.
During the proceedings, Bristol vehemently pleaded not guilty to the nine-count charge levied against him by the police, pertaining to various cybercrime-related offences.
He was arraigned before Justice Nwite by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for allegedly mobilising and soliciting support to “unduly compel” the government to act or abstain from certain acts through the #EndBadGovernance protest, making false money-laundering allegations against President Bola Tinubu, and unlawfully obtaining, retaining and disseminating classified secret documents in contravention of the official Secret Act 1962.
Justice Nwite while ruling on a motion on notice filed by Bristol’s legal team led by Deji Adeyanju, on September 27 had granted him N5 million bail with one surety in like sum.