DAILY POST
The Nigeria Police have arraigned a journalist, Isaac Bristol, AKA PIDOM on charges bordering on money laundering, cybercrime, and unlawfully obtaining, retaining and disseminating classified official secret documents.
Bristol, who was arraigned on nine counts before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Following his plea of not guilty, Justice Nwite adjourned the case to the 23rd of September, 2024 for the ruling of the bail application filed on behalf of the defendant and then ordered his remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre.
The development followed his arrest on August 5, 2024, in his hotel room in Rivers State.
Nigerian Police Force spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi said he was arrested on allegations of “committing serious offences that undermine the integrity of government operations”.
The statement added that there were several allegations levelled against the suspect, including unlawful possession, leakages of classified documents, cyber-related offences, and others.