A cvil rights group, Spaces for Change (S4C), has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation of Investigative Journalism (FIJ), who was arrested on May 1, 2024, and has been unlawfully detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Lagos State.
The Executive Director of S4C, Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri, described as unsettling, news that he was being held incommunicado in a clear violation of his fundamental human rights.
A recent update, she said, suggested that he was moved to the Threat Response Unit of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) National Cybercrime Centre in Abuja.
“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…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
