The Nigeria Police Force has reported the apprehension of three individuals suspected to be managing the well-known microblogging platform, Gistlover blog, for engaging in cyberstalking.
The arrested suspects are Adebukola Kolapo (27), Nnedum Somtomchukwu (25), and Isaac Akpokighe (30).
While presenting them at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the Force Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, mentioned that they were taken into custody based on a complaint by Dr. and Mrs. Seye Oladejo.
He stated, "The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center, acting on a petition at the instance of Dr. and Mrs. Seye Oladejo, have arrested three suspects in connection with a case of conspiracy, cyberstalking, and threat to life.
“The suspects are members of a syndicate called 'Gistlover family', which is responsible for the daily running of Gistlover blog, a microblogging platform known for cyberstalking, incitement, blackmail, and sundry, which has over the years been a cause for public outcry.
“Upon arrest, the suspects revealed their various degrees of involvement in the conspiracy, corroborating the already available overwhelming evidence.
“The first suspect, Kolapo, aka Omo Oba Gistlover, was responsible for the creation of over 80 per cent of the Gistlover pages, thereby lending his digital footprint for the perpetration of the aforementioned criminal act.
“Being on the payroll of the said platform and having enjoyed incentives such as car gifts and monies, Adebukola was saddled with the responsibility of scouting, editing, and captioning contents, including the cyberstalking post made against the complainant. Adebukola has also contributed to laundering money obtained from the illegal scheme through various means.
“In more developments, digital forensic analysis led to the recovery of eight Gistlover pages, which were created by Adebukola, on the instruction of the head of the syndicate, and wallet addresses used in laundering those monies.”
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