Detained Whistleblower, Bristol Isaac, Denies Being PIDOMNigeria, Accuses Police Of Theft During Arrest

Nigerian whistleblower, Bristol Isaac, who is in detention, has rejected claims that he is connected to PIDOMNigeria or the 99% OPPRESSED on X.com account.

In a statement made during his detention, Isaac also refuted allegations of involvement in internet fraud, which the Nigerian police have leveled against him.

Naija News reports that the authorities have charged Isaac with nine counts, including claims that he illegally rallied public support for the recent nationwide hunger protests.

Isaac accused the officers who apprehended him at Osmosis Hotel in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, of stealing his belongings during the arrest, including a small notebook containing sensitive information.

Isaac’s statement partly read, “My present sources of income are betting and crypto. I have my crypto account with Trust Wallet and Binance Exchange.

“My bank accounts are: First Bank – 3069007043 with account name as Bristol Isaac Tamundibifiri; Access Bank – 1807677192 with account name as Iaac Bristol Tamundibifiri; OPay – 8039366740 with the account name as Bristol Isaac.

“I have no other bank account in Nigeria or any other country. I do not know any name called PIDOMNIGERIA and as such, I do not have any association or connection whatsoever with the aforementioned name.

“Also, I do not know any name called TRUTHFULLY 83 and as such, I do not have any connection or association whatsoever with the name. I know nothing about (a) the creation of a Twitter account called 99% OPPRESSED.

“In other words, I am not in any way Involved in membership of the aforementioned Twitter account. I used Zico Mento to register a WhatsApp account using 09090447445. This phone number is not registered in my name. I bought the SIM card from a random person whom I cannot remember at the moment.

“According to my previous statement about the number 09090447445, I wish to state that I used this number for internet services, WhatsApp and calls, but the number was registered on True Caller as Zico Mento by someone I do not know, but my nickname is Zico, which I use in most of my username online.

“I bought this SIM card because of a network challenge I was having on my MTN line. I did not register the SIM card because it was already in use by the person I bought it from. I bought the SIM card sometime between 2020 and 2021.

“I gave the person N300 to go and buy a new SIM card for herself. I used the SIM card for about 2 years between 2020 and 2022. I trade on crypto. I trade on USDT on the Trust Wallet platform. Someone taught me how to trade on crypto in Lagos.

“My Wallet address, email Loggings and recovery phrase were written down on a small jotter, which I cannot find anymore because it was stolen by the police that came to arrest me.

“I knew that the police stole those things because they were the last people that encountered me and parked my property from the hotel room where I was arrested.

“I did not resist the arrest. I destroyed my phone because the police that arrested me dressed like kidnappers; they were not wearing uniforms. I was arrested in Osmosis Hotel, Port Harcourt. They did not introduce themselves as police officers.

“I have not used my crypto currency dealings for any illicit activity to the best of my knowledge. I basically transact my crypto trade online. I do not know the people I transact with physically. I do my crypto transactions basically on Telegram.

“The few individuals I have dealt with, I did not bother about KYC. I do not know any Alade Michael. I cannot remember doing any transaction with Alade Michael. I do not have any foreign phone number. I do not have any WhatsApp that is registered with a foreign phone number.”