A cvil rights group, Spaces for Change , has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation of Investigative Journalism , who was arrested on May 1A cvil rights group, Spaces for Change , has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation of Investigative Journalism , who was arrested on May 1, 2024, and has been unlawfully detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department ,...
“This arrest, coming barely 24 hours after the celebration of World Press Freedom Day, constitutes an attack on the civic space, a deterioration of press freedom, and a threat to freedom of expression guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution. As a democratic country, a Gestapo arrest of this nature is completely out of line with our national laws and international human rights instruments, which Nigeria has voluntarily ratified.
“We reiterate that the threat to one right is a threat to all rights, as no right exists in isolation. Accordingly, free speech and press freedom must be obeyed without exception,” the group added.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
Three Indian nationals have been kidnapped but rescued in Ogun State. On May 4, the Divisional Police Officer of Mowe divisional headquarters received a distress call from the manager of Breeze Company Nigeria Limited, located at Lagos-Ibadan expressway that their staff have been kidnapped.