Following the arrest of Isaac Bristol on the 5th of August, 2024, a Netizen and Leak Independent Journalist better known by his handle @PIDOMNigeria, – He was forcefully subjected to inhumane treatment by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). YemieFashOnlineNews has gathered.
Following his tracking and abduction from a location in southeast Nigeria by the National Cybercrime Center (NCCC), Bristol was placed under the custody of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), as confirmed by an intervention team composed of Omoyele Sowore, David Hundeyin, Raphael Adebayo, and lawyer Deji Adeyanju on Friday.
According to Isaac, he said he was abducted by the police, who then held him in an anti-kidnapping unit’s solitary confinement for at least six days before moving him to another facility. He eventually found himself under the FCID’s control.
Adeyanju, who saw Isaac in custody on Friday, in an exclusive interview said the blogger relayed how the police broke into his house and abducted him.
Lawyer Adeyanju who made Pidom’s statement available, he stated, “They were dressed in muftis, about fifteen police officers.” Furthermore, he said“Like thieves, they broke in and took him away. They tossed him into a hole in a police anti-kidnapping unit somewhere. They withheld from him access to other people, food, and water there. For a minimum of six days, he was placed in solitary confinement and was continuously restrained by handcuffs. He displayed his bruised wrists to us, showing them from the extended use of handcuffs. They denied him access to his family members or an attorney.” – Adeyanju Stated.
Adeyanju also said he saw Isaac in the same clothes the police abducted him in. The microblogger had worn the same piece of clothing for at least 18 days.
With the police demanding Two level 16 civil servants who owned landed property worth at least N500 million in Abuja as sureties for Isaac’s bail, the conditions for his release are stringent. The Police however are set to charge him in court on Monday.
According to the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, he said is unaware of the matter.