Mr. Tyem is accused of fraternising with staff familiar with the investigation

Charges him For Conspiracy & devulging of Official Secret

The Special Task Force Unit of the Nigeria Police investigating the case of alleged bribery involving members of the House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on fuel subsidy Tuesday detained a crime reporter of Abuja-based Peoples Daily newspaper over allegations he knew and was revealing too much about the investigation.


Lambert Tyem was held for six hours after he was invited to the police headquarters to explain how he was obtaining confidential information he was publishing, the journalist's colleagues told PREMIUM TIMES.

Mr. Tyem honoured the invitation only for the police to accuse him of hacking into their operational system to obtain information on the Farouk Lawan bribery investigation.

He arrived the police headquarters at 11.30 a.m. and was only released on bail at about 5.30 p.m.

He was asked to report back for questioning by 10 a.m. on Monday, July 23.

My Tyem's colleagues, briefed on the matter, said the police threatened to charge the reporter to court over "a criminal case of conspiracy and divulging of official secret".

During Tuesday's interrogation of Mr. Tyem, officers reportedly expressed worry that the journalist was getting detailed information on every step of the investigation.

Contacted, Force spokesperson, Frank Mba, said he was not aware of the matter but would check with the task force and revert to our reporter Wednesday.

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/6109-police_detains_journalists_for_having_info.html

This is absurd,maybe the information is faulty.

Its a normal thing world over to be invited for questioning if u expose classified informations. Lets not get too emotional

anyway its all fresh air

If i had a penny for every time the Nigerian police force and the Nigerian government in particular has disappointed me, i will be a billionaire.

Hope they are not looking for scapegoat

Pikin weh dem send go do wrk.if en tire,na to pursue grasshopper beta pass the wrk.

but, FOI BILL HAS BEEN PASSED INTO LAW BY THE SENATE.
THE INFORMATION IS REAL.
IT IS A MEANS OF PUTTING THE CASES OF UNDER THE CARPET.

Mr. Tyem honoured the invitation only for the police to accuse him of hacking into their operational system to obtain information on the Farouk Lawan bribery investigation.

My Tyem's colleagues, briefed on the matter, said the police threatened to charge the reporter to court over "a criminal case of conspiracy and divulging of official secret"

fresh air

if yankee were like nigeria the watergate scandal would have been buried

amosy007: Its a normal thing world over to be invited for questioning if u expose classified informations. Lets not get too emotional

anyway its all fresh air

I beg to ask what is classified about a clear case of corruption involving a PUBLIC OFFICER and an ORDINARY BUSINESS MAN,both Nigerian citizensz??

i thought the otedola/farouk case have been closed and swept under the carpet as usual! abi dem wan continue with the film?

Wots d essence of FOI bill then?

the police threatened to charge the reporter to court

Nigeria Police. They have not taking the people that committed offense to court na innocent journalist they wan carry go court

Is the journalist being mistaken for Facrook? In my Opinion it is only one person that should be in detention here; Facrook!

I reiterate our POLICE force is STRONG against the WEAK and WEAK against the STRONG. Go after a powerful Facrook and leave an innocent Journalist alone.

Naija and hypocrisy.

enter thr 40 laptops to tell us that a criminal investigation is a matter of national security

Classified infomatn my foot,dt means their investigatns ar porous nd nt reliable since a jona can hv access 2 it

What then does the FoI stand for? Every Nigerian is interested about this subsidy probe and the bribe scandal which they want to bury. We cannot be hoodwinked and fooled all the time. Let all the information whether classified or not be published ASAP.

amosy007: Its a normal thing world over to be invited for questioning if u expose classified informations. Lets not get too emotional

anyway its all fresh air

i wuld hv liked ur comment if it wer in oyibo land,bt here in naija? U ar talkn rubbish,no offence pls

Person wen recieve bribe no go jail. . .na person wen feel say naijarians nid 2 knw d truth na him dey face questioning . .
NIGERIAN POLICE FROgs . .habaaa. . .na wa oh

Hw cn i post a topic here pls? Nìd help

amosy007: Its a normal thing world over to be invited for questioning if u expose classified informations. Lets not get too emotional

anyway its all fresh air

classified ma knash . . .dem want sweep am unda d usual way

police have collected their own bribe,soon the case will be closed.

Freedom of Information is a right and not liberty, Freedom has limitation !

Billyonaire: Freedom of Information is a right and not liberty, Freedom has limitation !

Come on man, I have to disagree with you on this one. Aren't civil liberties "Right and Freedoms"? Right to freedom of speech, expression and information is a civil liberty, at least, "God given rights" and per our democratic constitution. In as long as your speech, obviously, doesn't intend to cause harm or caused harm, then it has no limitation.

@Topic,

Who's fault is it that the police cannot identify where the leak is from and prosecute it from there? Who fault is it they don't have sound systems to prevent hackers? Besides, how is this case "CLASSIFIED"? Confidential? Maybe,, Classified, FVCK NO. Btw, I thought hacking was legal unless if it was for the sole purpose to destroy?

Nigerian Police

Informal confirmation say dem dem wan die the case

ugosly: I beg to ask what is classified about a clear case of corruption involving a PUBLIC OFFICER and an ORDINARY BUSINESS MAN,both Nigerian citizensz??

i beg u to check the meaning of "classified information"

manny4life:

Come on man, I have to disagree with you on this one. Aren't civil liberties "Right and Freedoms"? Right to freedom of speech, expression and information is a civil liberty, at least, "God given rights" and per our democratic constitution. In as long as your speech, obviously, doesn't intend to cause harm or caused harm, then it has no limitation.

I respect your opinion, my assertion was a general notion, if the information he divulged will jeopardize investigation then its worrisome how he has access to such privy information. The police is our friend, at least they are supposed to be.

pembisco: i wuld hv liked ur comment if it wer in oyibo land,bt here in naija? U ar talkn rubbish,no offence pls

so anybody should go about exposing every move made by security agencies to d world.. Becoz its naija abi? Why u dey talk like dis na?

slick1:
classified ma knash . . .dem want sweep am unda d usual way

either they invite d man or not... Can that stop them from sweeping it under the carpet... Can anyone stop them if they want too?

amosy007:
i beg u to check the meaning of "classified information"

well the last time I checked, a 'classified document or information' is simply one dealing with information concerning National security....so could you please explain how or what investigating a thieving politician and a businessman has to do with National security,are you sure you even know what a classified document or information is??