Alleged cyberstalking: Court remands ex-NBA chairman in DSS custody

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court successful Abuja has ordered that the erstwhile Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Shendam branch, Plateau State, Gabriel Nkup Tsenyen, beryllium remanded successful the custody of the Department of State Service, DSS, successful Abuja.

The lawyer who is besides a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, successful Plateau State, is to stay successful DSS custody till August 20, 2026, erstwhile the propriety oregon different of his caller proceedings implicit alleged cyberstalking and incitement of nationalist disturbances would beryllium decided.

Justice Abdulmalik issued the remand bid connected Friday erstwhile the DSS applied for the arraignment of the lawyer connected a two-count complaint of alleged cyberstalking and incitement.

Shortly aft the lawyer was ordered into the dock for his plea to beryllium taken, his pb counsel, Emmanuel Esene, SAN, raised objections against the arraignment.

Esene told Justice Abdulmalik that his lawsuit had already been arraigned earlier the Federal High Court successful Abuja connected the aforesaid allegations and that his proceedings has been fixed for September 28, 2026.

He expressed daze astatine the caller arraignment bid and pleaded with the justice not to let it truthful arsenic to debar treble jeopardy for the lawyer.

Counsel to the DSS, Muinat Oladunjoye, from the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, who stood for the prosecution, denied cognition of immoderate othe...