Nigeria, June 25 -- The State Security Service (SSS) has arraigned a former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Plateau State, Gabriel Tsenyen, over a WhatsApp publication alleging that members of his community were plotting to kill him.

Court documents first published by Chidi Odinkalu, a human rights advocate and former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), who criticised the development, show that Mr Tsenyen faces a four-count charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015, as amended.

According to the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/317/2026, the SSS alleged that Mr Tsenyen used the Ngootuguit Local Community WhatsApp platform on or about 15 May...