A federal high court in Abuja has ordered Bristol Tamunobifiri, popularly known by his X name PIDOM, to be remanded in Kuje prison.
PIDOM was arraigned on Tuesday, on a nine-count charge brought against him by the inspector-general of police, Kayode Egbetokun.
He is accused of mobilising and soliciting support for the #EndBadGovernance protest.
The police said the whistleblower “laundered N970,000 deemed to be proceeds of an unlawful act”.
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Other charges include false money laundering allegations against President Bola Tinubu, and unlawfully obtaining, retaining and disseminating classified secret documents in contravention of the official Secret Act 1962.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against him by the IGP.
Although Deji Adeyanju, counsel to PIDOM, tried to move a bail application orally, the judge insisted that it must be formally brought before the court.
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Emeka Nwite, the presiding judge, ruled that the defendant should be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending his bail application.
The matter has been adjourned to September 23 for continuation of hearing.
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