On-line media practitioners and users of the social media platforms would now be on the radar of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, for checks against malicious petitions and mudslinging, the Chairman of ICPC Barrister Ekpo Nta has said.

He said ICPC is worried given the fact that the social media platforms are now awash with malicious petitions and mudslinging that are largely motivated by selfish interests.

His words: “ Everybody suppose to be a whistle-blower under our Act, but I will like to warn at this junction that a lot of malicious petitions are also making the rounds, the people who are making these malicious petitions for their personal goods should also know that they are not protected by the law and that when we investigate and find them to be untrue and to be malicious, the ICPC Acts provide for prosecution, and we will definitely prosecute them.


“If you look at social media platforms, they are awash now with all kinds of malicious petitions and mudslinging on the people, they should know they are not protected by the law.”

“Democracy is not about freedom to do anything you want right or wrong; it is about doing the right thing, the right way at all times,” he added.

STYLISH CLAMP DOWN ON FREEDOM OF SPEECH? ?

K

Hmmmm cool

I hope this will not result in clampdown on social media.

The whistle blower act needs to be signed into law asap and FOI domesticated in the states.

Anyone with FOI bill link we need to start updating ourselves before the visitations.

Probe here n dere. If u knw u re probeable, beta surrender n go to confession #mmafhew

Ok Buhari is a certified certificate fraud and an unrepentant religious and ethnic bigot oya come and charge me to court you foolish man

Sahararepoters comes to mind...

Heard this on Radio Nigeria.
Its not too bad sha.

All we hear nowadays nah probe probe

chukwudi44:
Ok Buhari is a certified certificate fraud and an unrepentant religious and ethnic bigot oya come and charge me to court you foolish man

I hope you know karma.
These people you are insulting...karma! Karma! Karma awaits you!

Hehehe we don really enter one chance, no more freedom of speech, criticism and hurling insults on the authority as used to be under previous govt. This one na realy shut up or rather talk small small if u no won go jail.