Nigeria, July 7 -- The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PRNigeria, Yushau Shuaib, has formally petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), calling for an investigation into alleged cybercrime and digital rights violations by officials of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).

In his petition titled, "Cybercrime Allegation: PRNigeria Petitions Police Against NIPSS Officials," and addressed to IGP Kayode Egbetokun, Mr Shuaib alleged that NIPSS officials unlawfully accessed a private editorial email belonging to PRNigeria, an online media platform.

Mr Shuaib was a participant in NIPSS's Senior Executive Course (SEC 47) before his withdrawal last month.

NIPSS cited misconduct and disregard for constitu...