Truflame:
Even in America where freedom of speech is allowed, if you leak classified information, you risk a possible jail term.

Officialpdpnig:


You are clearly bereft of normal reasoning capabilities.

National security is the sole responsibility of the President and he has the right to take unilateral decisions in this regard.

In USA the FBI and CIA often act outside the boundaries of the rule of law for the sake of the national security.

Its like you saying, Shekau as a person deserves bail when caught so if the courts grant him bail, it must be honoured in the name of rule of law.

Or you saying Osama Bin Laden should have been captured and not killed because he has the right to live under the rule of law.

Think right so you can talk right

sinkhole:
They did not just arrest persons, they invaded and sealed off their HQ, and their offices in Lagos and Maiduguri. Besides, did they get any court order for the arrests? I guess NO

wisdomkid:
Lol.. They released Amaechi tape and all of a sudden, they're giving BOKO boys notice..
Naija

Officialpdpnig:


Sealing it off is a welcome development. There is a hierarchy of authority in the said news media and their editors or even the CEO should know that certain classified information isn't for public consumption. So all of them should feel the brunt after all, they all released the classified information from Lagos to Maiduguri.

You don't need a court order to effect arrests. Even you a common citizen can carry out a citizens arrest without a court order when you see a clear breach of the law being carried out.

UncleJudax:

We have seen the results of Buhari presidency. There have been more division, killings, violence, and harassment of everyone.
In essence his suspension of the constitution (that's what it is) is not working.

Buhari on his own is unfit for anything in the first place. All these measures are to dissuade criticism.

The instances you sighted are laughable at best. US will never negotiate and pay a terrorist group in its territory. It is not illegal for the US to kill a non-US citizen (terrorist) outside of its shores. Heck the laws even pardon the killing of US citizen involved in terrorism.

Buhari has been releasing Boko Haram suspects since 2015. Have paid ramsons...etc
Carry your sycophancy go Bello house or something


Like I said, Buhari, just like Abacha will be out someday.

Zanotee:


A whole Director of Army Public Relations doesn't know the difference between "Advise and Advice".

sinkhole:
The Army's method is a Gestapo's approach and in democracy I can assure you that DailyTrust is the one that will win at the end of the day both on the people's side and the law's side.
Mind you, DailyTrust has already gotten people's sympathy and the Presidency has already ordered the vacation of the DailyTrust premises and if the Army comes out with anything now, nobody will believe them again! The Army is already known for being heavy-handed in dealing with issues

MSRA:


The 'official secrets act' is that in the Nigerian Constitution?

According to Vanguard Newspapers:

Enacted on September 1962, the Official Secret Act provides for the protection of official information.

The act specifically provides for the protection of sensitive official information, among others.

The act provides that any person charged with an offence under the foregoing subsection shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to have acted for a purpose prejudicial to the security of Nigeria.

Still from the Vanguard Newspapers:


On the other hand, Freedom of Information Act, passed into law in 2011 provides for free access of public information to the citizen. The act also provides for the protection of personal privacy, protection of serving public officers from adverse consequences of disclosing certain kinds of official information without authorisation and establishes procedures for the achievement of those purposes and; for related matters.

And according to lawyers:
The official Secret Act by implication is dead with the enactment of the Freedom of Information Act. By implication, any law that runs contrary to a latter law is null and void.

So quite apart from the fact that the Nigerian Army are not supposed to be making any civilian arrests, nor should they be attacking press houses, the very bastions of our democracy, they are actually acting in illegality by hiding under an act enacted two years after the founding of Nigeria.

This is a new low for the Nigerian Army

Officialpdpnig:


You already know the recipient of the leaked info. Get the recipient and you easily get the source. Simple as ABC

Officialpdpnig:


I drop all you said at the doorstep of PDP the desperate opposition party who were once the ruling party and now want to return to power by hook or crook.

Buhari releases the terrorists for REHABILITATION especially since many were brainwashed into joining in the first place same way Niger delta militants were also brainwashed into becoming gun wielding, pipe line vandalising people.

UncleJudax:

Oh now I get it. You are a buharideen. Of cos there is an excuse for all Buharis excesses.

Ok bye

jrusky:


Good but despite your statement the commando style they used doesn't worth it because it's a democracy era bro.

I'm not against it to arrest someone leaking such information but in a bit more professional way and the real culprit will be appended within few hours.

charliboy654:

How do u think they will get who leaked the information?
Is to arrest the reporter and ask him how he got it, simple.

silastemplar:
so how best to find the leaker if not to get the editor name his or her source?

crownwealth:



Mohomodu Buhari needs this advise of yours. Very bitter & unforgiving man.

Officialpdpnig:


The law does not recognize sympathy. The law is the law and there are laid down judgements and sentences recommended for every offence regardless of public sympathy.

NotBeenPaid:

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Metele and Baga, Sambisa needs your services more. There's no excuse for stupidity.

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SultanYoung:
if he is bitter the whole of the igbo people will be in trouble for what they did back then

sinkhole:
DailyTrust can go to court on this, I think you know this?
By the way you mentioned citizen's arrest: A citizen's arrest could be effected in a situation where it becomes difficult to contact regular security/police

crownwealth:



The coup plotter is a rogue. Shagari will never forgive him & Nigerians will never forget except the few Idiots among us who want the terrorist to continue.

Randy100:
It is now that I know that Nigerian army is very stupid. Who leaked the information to Dailytrust? Instead of finding the leaker they are busy chasing a wild goose. Anyway I don't beleive this their useless story.

Officialpdpnig:


Daily trust is free to go to court. However, they would only end up sanctioning themselves and having some heads in their establishment put on the chopping block.

Like I said, you don't need an arrest warrant to carry out a citizens arrest.

sinkhole:
DailyTrust can go to court on this, I think you know this?
By the way you mentioned citizen's arrest: A citizen's arrest could be effected in a situation where it becomes difficult to contact regular security/police.
Hey, but you talked about law?
Where is the law in what the Army had done?
Invasion without a warrant is LAWLESS!

Officialpdpnig:


I am Igbo and I love Buhari and want him to continue. Shagari is dead now and there is no link between the living and the dead inugo?

sinkhole:
The Army's way now is already LAWLESS. The Army has already called the bluff of the law!
Yes, you can do citizen's arrest without a warrant but the situation must warrant it.

Officialpdpnig:


Ipob lout. Efulefu choro ndi oshi PDP