DSS: Northern Group Blasts Amnesty Int'l For Condemning Arrest of TikToker Claiming Tinubu is Dead
- A Northern socio-cultural group, Northern Ethnic Youths Group Assembly (NEYGA), has lambasted Amnesty International (AI)
- The group accused Amnesty International (AI) of supporting fake news to destabilize Nigeria after condemning the arrest of a TikToker, Ghali Isma'il
- The 29-year-old TikToker was remanded in prison for posting fake videos that President Bola Tinubu had died after eating a poisoned meal
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A Northern socio-cultural group, Northern Ethnic Youths Group Assembly (NEYGA), has slammed Amnesty International (AI) for allegedly supporting fake news to destabilize Nigeria.
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, remanded a 29-year-old Ghali Isma'il in prison for posting fake TikTok videos that President Bola Tinubu had died after eating a poisoned meal.
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The Department of State Services (DSS) operatives, who arrested Isma'il, told the court that his conduct contravened Sections 416 and 418 of the Penal Code Act, Cap P3, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Amnesty International condemned Ismail's arrest as a "clear demonstration of abuse of power," claiming that the DSS flagrantly arrested Ghali Isma’il without thoroughly investigating the veracity and the authenticity of the video.
Reacting to AI, the Northern Ethnic Youths Group Assembly accused AI of hiding under the cover of freedom of speech to destabilize Nigeria.
The group's spokesman, Alhaji Ibrahim Dan-Musa, made this known in a statement issued in Kaduna and made available to Legit.ng
The group said it was "alarmed that AI jumped into the fray out of ignorance, mischief, or both," and even walked the dangerously slippery path of questioning the investigative capacity of Nigeria's secret police.
"It is sad that Amnesty International is pretending that it is unaware that this social media influencer, Ghali Isma’il, has been flooding the social media space with outright lies and fake news capable of threatening the security and unity of Nigeria."
Dan-Musa further stated that:
"It is most unfortunate that AI would support reckless actions designed to incite hatred and sow seeds of discord in Nigeria. Consequently, we urge our security agencies, particularly the DSS, to investigate the activities of AI in Nigeria, as there is sufficient suspicion that they do not seek the good of Nigeria."
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"When Nnamdi Kanu alleged that the late President Muhammadu Buhari had died and was replaced by a body double from Sudan, we condemned him. See where Kanu's freedom of speech has landed us. This is why we stand resolute in our condemnation of Ghali Isma’il’s recent publications and the support he enjoys from Amnesty International,"
DSS links Nnamdi Kanu to EndSARS unrest
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was linked to the 2020 EndSARS unrest.
An officer of the Department of State Services (DSS) linked Kanu’s broadcasts to EndSARS violence in 2020.
The fifth witness, identified as EEE, told the federal high court in Abuja during the trial of Kanu on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
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