Nigerian skit maker cum Nollywood actor, Debo Adebayo, better known as Mr Macaroni, has weighed in on the controversy following the purported arrest of an X user’s mother by Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham.

World wide gist reports that an X user had alleged that Toyin arrested his mother over cyberbullying, whereas there was nowhere online he attacked the movie star.

In a post shared on his X page, Macaroni said he is a victim of online bullying and harassment by many All Progressives Congress (APC) trolls and had never used the police to arrest anyone illegally.

The skit maker noted that he condemns online bullying and harassment, but victims should seek justice in court and make those involved face the consequences.

Macaroni added that using friends in government to detain citizens illegally may cause harm in future, especially when they are no longer in power.

He wrote, “If anyone insults you or defames your character, go to court and seek justice. APC trolls insult me and tell so many Lies against my person. I have never for once used the police to illegally arrest or detain anyone and Never will I.

“There is serious danger in using the police to illegally detain citizens. I hope those of you supporting this abuse of power won’t cry foul when you or your loved ones are the victims.

“To be clear, this is not to support Online bullying and harassment. I strongly condemn it and believe that those involved should be made to face the consequences of their actions.

“I am a victim myself and I know how mentally damaging it is. But go to Court and seek Justice like the rest of us do. Don’t use your friends in government to illegally detain citizens. It may favor you now, but think about tomorrow when you no longer have that power or the closeness to that power. It might not be you, it might be someone you care about. What will become of us if everyone takes law into their own hands?”

Special Adviser on Media to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has said President Bola Tinubu created the new Ministry of Livestock for 2027 politics.

Paul Ibe said this on Tuesday while reacting to the announcement made by the President on Tuesday at State House.

While inaugurating the Renewed Hope Livestock Reform Implementation Committee, known as presidential committee on livestock, to be headed by former Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, President Tinubu said the Ministry of Livestock Development would help in harnessing the potential of dairy products.

Atiku’s aide, Ibe said the federal government was still trapped in trial-and-error economic policies.

He said the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government has not prioritized governance.

“Tinubu just confirmed that he is not prioritizing governance but is still trapped in the alley of trial-and-error economic policies that prioritizes the politics of 2027,” Ibe said on his X handle.

World wide gist reported that Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) described the new Ministry of Livestock created by Tinubu as “promise fulfilled“.

MACBAN President, Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, said the new ministry would raise the productive capacity of Nigerians agriculture to ensure food security.

“With this development, MACBAN believes, the hope of the Nigerian pastoralists is now achieved under the Renew Hope Agenda.

“The promise made by President Tinubu, to raise the productive capacity of Nigerian agriculture to ensure food security is being fulfilled.

“We as an association had for years been agitating tooth and nail to actualize the creation of a stand-alone ministry to modernize livestock production system in line with global best practices,” Ngelzarma said.

According to Channels TV, an EFCC insider disclosed that Mamman faces a 12-count charge, including conspiracy to commit money laundering and possession and use of proceeds from criminal conduct.

The charge documents, signed by prosecution counsel Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, SAN, and others, reveal that counts 1-2 pertain to conspiracy to commit money laundering; counts 3-4 involve money laundering through cash payments exceeding lawful limits; count 5 addresses the purchase of landed property with cash payments; and counts 6-12 focus on possession and use of proceeds from criminal activities.

The investigation covers the period from 2019 to 2022, during which Mamman served as a minister under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

On May 10, 2021, he was taken into custody and held at the headquarters of the anti-corruption agency in Abuja.

On September 1, 2021, Buhari dismissed Mamman along with the then Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, as part of a cabinet reshuffle.

Mamman faced allegations of colluding with ministry staff responsible for the Zungeru and Mambilla Hydro Electric Power projects’ accounts to misappropriate around N22 billion.

The investigation revealed properties both in Nigeria and abroad allegedly connected to the suspects, with millions of naira and dollars reportedly recovered.

Meanwhile, a Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadia Umar-Farouk to account for the payments of ₦729 billion to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months.

Umar-Farouk was also ordered to provide the list and details of the beneficiaries who received the payments, the number of states covered and the payments per state.

The judgment was delivered in June by Hon. Justice Deinde Isaac Dipeolu following a Freedom of Information suit numbered FHC/L/CS/853/2021, brought by the Socio-Economic Rights And Accountability Project (SERAP).