“Ignorance raised to power 1000” – Human rights lawyer b@shes Olumuyiwa Adejobi
Human Rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has tackled Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, for saying “raining direct curs*s on someone online is cyberb*llying which is a cr!minal 0ffence and punishable”
Reacting via his X handle, Inibehe said Adejobi’s statement reeks of ‘ignorance.’
”This is ignorance of the law raised to power 1000. The fact that this very ridiculous opinion is from the spokesperson of the primary law enforcement agency in Nigeria says a lot about the decadence of our institutions.
To be clear, raining curs*s on someone is not a cr!minal 0ffence, and I challenge the Force PRO to cite any law that supports his statement.
By virtue of Section 36 (12) of the Nigerian Constitution, for an act or omission to be termed a cr!me, it must be expressly and specifically defined as such under a written law.
This Force PRO has a history of inventing imagery 0ffences from his head. Also, curs*s do not constitute thr3at to the life of the person that is curs*d.
Curses do not have effect or value in the eyes of the law for the simple reason that they are premised on superstition, or at best the supernatural forces.
For example, telling someone “It shall not be well with you” is a prayer; prayer can be positive or negative. Wishing someone ev!l is also not a matter for legal redress. The law does not concern itself with trifling things or spiritual matters.
What is more appalling is the fact that the supposed image maker of the @PoliceNG does not know that the Cybercr!mes Act had since been amended, and that the n0torious wordings of the provisions of the old Section 24 which the police has been using to w!tch-hunt critics has been repealed.
I urge Nigerians to ignore the misleading statement of @Princemoye1 as same is baseless. What a sh@me!”
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