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Raining curses on someone online is criminal offence-Police

The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said that the act of raining direct curses on individuals online constitutes cyberbullying and is a punishable offence.

In a post on X.com on Friday, Adejobi stated that the act of targeting someone with harsh and abusive language online goes beyond the realm of freedom of expression or criticism.

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He wrote, “Raining direct curses on someone online is cyberbullying, not expression of freedom or criticism.

“And cyberbullying, which is even different from defamation, is a criminal offence and punishable. Be guided.”