The All Progressives Congress Youth Forum (APYF), on Monday accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of abusing its powers under the law by sending its operatives to pick up one of the Forum’s founding members, Mr. Abubakar “Abusidiq” Sidiq Usman, on charges of cyberstalking.
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According to the EFCC, Sidiq, an online publisher was picked up at his Kubwa, Abuja home in the early hours of Monday August 8, 2016 its officials and is now being questioned over the alleged offence which contravenes sections of the Cybercrime Act.
In the article, Mr. Usman claims that Mr. Magu “bullied” EFCC employees.
The EFCC had arrested Abusidiqu on Monday “for offences bordering on cyber stalking”, a development which divided Nigerians on the social media with many calling for his release.
Meanwhile, the forum in the statement, has said they will be utilising all the protections and legal recourses that are available to citizens in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The forum noted that it will petition the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to call the EFCC to order.
In this regard, the APYF calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Abusidiq, and wishes to reiterate our commitment to seeing this government fulfil its mandate to fight corruption and impunity.
According to a source, Abusidiqu’s arrest may be connected to his latest posts on EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu.
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Mr Usman is an extremely popular blogger and the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has also said it is deeply concerned about his arrest, reports the BBC’s Nasidi Yahaya from the capital, Abuja. Read Naij.com 24/7.
