Activist and social commentator, Justice Chidiebere, popularly known as JusticeCrack, has alleged that officials of the Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA, abducted him while disguising themselves as operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS.
Justice Crack made the claims in a post on X Tuesday, saying he was subjected to inhumane treatment while in custody.
He said he was blindfolded and handcuffed for three days, kept in the burning sun during the day and locked in a freezing cold room at night.
He added that the intervention of Nigerians who asked questions about his whereabouts also prevented him from going missing without a trace.
He added that because the matter was still before the court, he was limited in what he could disclose publicly.
“JusticeCrack has never been cracked and it will never be cracked. The DIA took me, they came to arrest me, disguised as DSS officers.
“It was only when Nigerians started talking and demanding answers, they finally took me to the DSS. They wanted to make me disappear. And if it wasn’t for the intervention of Nigerians I may have been gone forever.
“After three days of inhumane treatment, I would like to state that I was blindfolded and handcuffed throughout the three days. In the daytime they exposed me to the hot sun, at night they locked me in a cold room.
“As this matter is still in court I am limited to what I can say at this time. But in fact it was the DIA that took me prisoner and brought me to the CIC. I didn’t realize this until I was transferred to the DSS, at which point I was told.
Justice, he wrote, can never be cracked.
Chidiebere’s ordeal reportedly started in late April 2026 and was reported missing by his family after dropping his child off in school in Abuja.
He was confirmed to be in military custody by the Nigerian Army on 2 May after public outrage and accusations of enforced disappearance.
The military said he was arrested “in connection with some videos and posts that have gone viral of frontline soldiers complaining about poor feeding and welfare conditions”, with the authorities describing the acts as bordering on subversion and incitement of military personnel.
He was later handed over to the civil authorities and arraigned by the DSS before the Federal High Court, Abuja on a three-count charge bordering on cybercrime and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace.
Justice Crack was remanded in the custody of the DSS but was granted N5 million bail by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on May 18, 2026.
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