Ebonyi: US-based CPJ condemns Umahi over harassment of journalists
The United States-based Committee to Protect Journalists , on Friday, condemned the harassment of Nigerian journalists.
In a separate incident on April 21, police in Ebonyi arrested Peter Okutu, a reporter with the Vanguard Newspaper, and held him for about two hours.But, Ebonyi Governor, David Umahi, hasUmahi openly declared that journalists’ lives were at risk in the state and that he could not guarantee their safety
In its condemnation, CPJ told authorities in Nigerian to allow the press to do their work without any form of oppression.
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