The CPJ noted that the two sections have routinely been invoked against journalists’ reports and online publications alleged to be false, offensive, intimidating or harmful to complainants’ reputation. The dispute arose from a series of reports published by Secret Reporters, an online news platform operated by publisher Fejiro Oliver and journalist Stanley Ugagbe. The journalist later alleged being blindfolded, handcuffed and held incommunicado before being transferred to the cybercrime facility. Alefia and his team published a series of investigative reports examining allegations of land grabbing, extortion and intimidation involving powerful political figures in Ebonyi State. The dispute arose from a report published by WikkiTimes in May 2022 concerning the late Husseini Musa Gwaba, then chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State.