Ezekwesili also urged them to release the journalist so that he can exercise his rights of reply against allegations levelled against him
By Kehinde Okeowo
Human rights activist and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, on Friday charged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun and the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi to explain the whereabouts of Nigerian anonymous whistleblower, PIDOMNIGERIA.
She also demanded that they should tell Nigerians why either of the agencies arrested the journalist because they owe a duty to be transparent and accountable.
TheNiche had earlier reported that investigative journalist, David Hundeyin raised alarm that an anonymous whistleblower who goes by the X name @PIDOMNIGERIA or 99% Oppressed was missing.
Hundeyin said those behind the disappearance of PIDOM also tried to get at him by pretending to be the relative of the whistleblower.
He went on to say he received a direct message through PIDOM X handle from someone pretending to be the confidante of the whistleblower, alerting him of the news of PIDOM’s arrest and pleading to keep it quiet.
He said the so-called confidante also provided login details of PIDOM X handle account to him after initially providing him with the wrong login details, adding that when he finally gained access into the handle , PIDOM’s WhatsApp account came under cyber attacks.
He further alleged that the likely suspects in the disappearance of PIDOM and those who contacted him were authorities from Nigeria.
Reacting to the allegations, Ezekwesili posted on her X page: “IG of @PoliceNG and DG of @OfficialDSSNG you have a duty of transparency and public accountability and must perform it.
“Public accountability mandates that Nigerians are duly informed about the whereabouts of Citizen-@PIDOMNIGERIA whose disappearance is raising serious concerns and fingers are pointing in your direction.
“You should by now have learnt how to avoid unconstitutional actions against citizens that can cause restiveness.
“Let the public know immediately why @PIDOMNIGERIA is in your custody.
“Release @PIDOMNIGERIA immediately to exercise his constitutional rights of reply against any allegations you have against him.”
