DSS Operatives Harass PremiumTimesng Journalist For Taking Pictures Of Activists Arrested At Dunamis Church | Sahara Reporters
Operatives of the Department of State Services on Wednesday at Mpape Magistrate Court, Abuja, harassed a journalist with online medium, Premium Times, Ameh Ekwonyilo, for taking the pictures of five activists arrested at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre for wearing T-Shirts with the inscription #BuhariMustGo.
One of the hooded DSS officers drafted to the court quickly dragged him and snatched his mobile phone. The journalist maintained that he had not committed any offence by taking the pictures of the defendants on the premises of the court, adding that he had no obligation to take permission from the officers before carrying out his constitutional duty as a journalist.
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