{"id":3655,"date":"2025-01-12T12:44:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T12:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=3655"},"modified":"2025-01-12T12:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T12:45:22","slug":"police-arrest-destiny-ekhorutomuen-for-fake-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2025\/01\/12\/police-arrest-destiny-ekhorutomuen-for-fake-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Arrest Destiny Ekhorutomuen For  Fake News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content article-content\">\n<p>The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 38-year-old man, Destiny Ekhorutomuen, for allegedly using social media platforms to spread false and inciting content intended to damage the reputation of the police and provoke public discontent.<\/p>\n<p>Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, revealed this in a statement on Friday, stating that the arrest was made by the National Cyber Crime Centre in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn 8 December 2024, operatives of the Force apprehended Destiny Ekhorutomuen, a 38-year-old suspect, in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect allegedly created and operated multiple social media accounts to spread false and inciting content designed to provoke the public against the Nigeria Police,\u201d Adejobi said.<\/p>\n<p>The police expressed concerns over the deliberate spread of falsehoods, describing it as a threat to national stability, societal cohesion, and public trust.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis deliberate spread of falsehoods erodes public trust, undermines societal cohesion, and poses significant risks to national security,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>Adejobi emphasised that the police have zero tolerance for such actions, warning that the misuse of social media to propagate fake news or incite disorder is a criminal offence punishable under Nigerian law.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop-only margin-top margin-bottom \">\n<div class=\"ad-container-inner\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1652278950647-0\" class=\"\" data-google-query-id=\"CPWonL2a8IoDFdyFUAYdk1ULWg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/31989200\/rvp-desktop-1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Nigeria Police reiterates its zero tolerance for acts aimed at threatening the nation\u2019s stability or tarnishing the reputation of the police and other government institutions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He urged Nigerians to exercise caution and responsibility in their use of information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCitizens are urged to exercise caution and responsibility in their use of information, as the collective peace and unity of the nation depend on it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 38-year-old man, Destiny Ekhorutomuen, for allegedly using social media platforms to spread false and inciting content intended to damage the reputation of the police and provoke public&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3657,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3655\/revisions\/3657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}