He was put on trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja on a 4- count charge before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar. Among other charges, the former officer was accused of rendering support and material assistance to IPOB, contrary to and punishable under Section 13 of Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act, 2022. The DSS claimed that the offence is contrary to and punishable under Section 25 of Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act, 2022. Also, the retired DSS officer was charged with posting messages on social media platforms aimed at advancing the cause of IPOB. The secret police said the offence is “contrary to and punishable under Section 18 of Cybercrimes Prevention, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015, as amended.”