‘DSS Arrest Of Social Media Activist Not Connected To Politics’

Emerging facts bespeak that the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested Kaduna-based societal media activist, Abubakar Muhammad, popularly known arsenic Sultan for cybercrime and not for politics.
A apical information root told our analogous that Sultan was arrested connected Sept. 27 astatine Layin Dan-Masani, Rigachikun successful Igabi section authorities area, pursuing a ceremonial ailment that helium utilized phishing societal media accounts to harass and extort a citizen.

According to the source, Muhammad allegedly created fake accounts with the handles @OZugwai40986 connected X (formerly Twitter) and @Zugwai75 connected Instagram, which helium utilized to endanger the complainant and request outgo done a crypto wallet and a Point of Sales (POS) account.

The complainant, who feared for his beingness and that of his family, besides accused Sultan of utilizing different catfish accounts to lure him to an undisclosed location, raising suspicion of a kidnapping attempt.

The root disclosed that Sultan deleted the accounts erstwhile helium realised the DSS was closing successful connected him, but cyber experts of the Service were capable to retrieve them from his phone.

He added that investigators recovered integer footprints, outgo grounds and conversations linking him straight to the alleged cybercrime, which volition beryllium presented successful court.

The root stressed that Sultan’s apprehension had nary governmental undertone, insisting that the Service was lone acrophobic with safeguarding mean citizens from online criminals.

“This is purely a cybercrime case. The Service is funny successful protecting citizens, not politics,” the information root said.

Meanwhile, Sultan’s apprehension has sparked a question of reactions connected societal media, with immoderate of his supporters claiming governmental persecution, portion others backed the DSS, saying the grounds indispensable beryllium tested successful court.

It was besides gathered that arrangements were ongoing to arraign Muhammad earlier a competent tribunal connected charges of cybercrime, extortion and threats to beingness arsenic astatine property time.