Amnesty International Wants FG to Investigate Attacks on Journalists, Seeks Prosecution of Culprits

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By Alex Enumah in Abuja

Global right body, Amnesty International (AI) has decried the poor state of human rights in the country particularly as it affects the right to freedom of information and has called on the federal government to investigate and bring to book all those found culpable in attacks on journalists in the country.

AI in a press briefing on Monday in Abuja disclosed that no less than 19 journalists had been arrested and detained on frivolous allegations between January to October 2019.

Country Director, Amnesty International Nigeria, Osai Ojigho in an opening remark noted that if Nigeria must make meaningful progress the press should not be so gagged as it is been experienced currently.

She said, “At least 19 journalists were detained at various times this year. Increasingly, the human rights cost of receiving and sharing information to journalists, bloggers and activists comes with dangerous consequences, forcing…



Source: Thisday Newspaper