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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