Breaking: Banker lands in jail for attacking Akwa Ibom gov, Udom on Facebook

Mr Itok, 21, a marketer with Prudential Microfinance Bank, Uyo has been remanded in prison for allegedly publishing “damaging and annoying” articles on Facebook against Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom State.
Itok, was on Tuesday docked in a magistrate court in Uyo, by the State Security Service, SSS who accused him of writing numerous articles against the Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel, and other officials of the state.
The charge against the bank marketer reads in part, “That you, Mr Michael Itok and another now at large, sometimes in October, 2019 at 1000 Units Housing Estate, Idu Uruan, Uruan Local Government Area, within the Uyo Magisterial District did constitute yourself into a nuisance by publishing damaging and annoying articles on your Facebook page with the aim of harassing, blackmailing and bringing to disrepute His Excellency Deacon Udom Gabriel Emmanuel and other staff of the Akwa Ibom State Government House, and thereby commits and offence punishable under Section 6(1) (f) of the Akwa Ibom State Internal Security and Enforcement Law, 2009.”
An official of Prudential Microfinance Bank said on Tuesday evening that Itok was picked up in the bank premises on October 8, around 7:30 a.m, by some unidentified men.
The official said she was not there when Mr Itok was picked up, but that she saw a note he left for her on the office desk.
“I might not be able to get his message word for word, but he said, ‘Please madam, any day I don’t return to work or you don’t see me, know that Udom’s boys have picked me!”
From the account of the bank official, it is apparent that Mr Itok has been detained by the SSS for over 40 days before he was eventually arraigned.
Mr Itok, according to his Facebook profile, claimed he has worked as a steward to Governor Emmanuel.