Nigeria Blogger Union called Guild
of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria (GPBN) has condemned the arrest of
Political blogger Mr Abubakar Sidiq Usman stating that EFCC should immediately release
the Abuja based blogger.
Read the statement below...
The Guild of Professional Bloggers
of Nigeria (GPBN), the umbrella group of bloggers in Nigeria has condemned the
arrest of an Abuja based blogger, Mr Abubakar Sidiq Usman by the EFCC. In a
statement signed by its Ag President, Chris Kehinde Nwandu, on behalf of the
Association, the Union asked the graft agency to immediately release the blogger.
It queries the action of the graft
agency which is usurping the functions of the police. According to the body,
the appropriate action to be taken by the agency if aggrieved is to report the
matter to the police which will then carry out an investigation.
The accused will be made to write
down its statement and if found culpable charged to court to defend his action.
While we will not condone, the
action of any member, the Union said the manner with which the agency arrested
the blogger is condemnable .It does not follow global practice.
It therefore calls on the graft
agency to focus its attention on its core mandate which is financial and other
economic related offences.
It will be recalled that Mr Abubakar
Sodiq Usman , publisher of www.abusidiqu.com was picked up at his Kubwa, Abuja
home in the early hours of yesterday by some operatives of the EFCC and was
questioned over the alleged offence which contravenes sections of the Cyber
Crime Act.
According to the Union, the
association has set up an ethics committee within its ranks to handle issues
like this. It requests any aggrieved person or organization to take full
advantage of the ethics committee of the Union to address critical issues of
this nature.
SIGNED
GUILD OF PROFESSIONAL BLOGGERS OF
NIGERIA
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