Men of the Nigerian Police Force from the Zone 2 Command have arrested Precious Eze, a journalist and publisher of the online newspaper “News Platform.”
The arrest, which took place at Eze’s Gbagada, Lagos home on Monday, May 27, was instigated by a complaint from prominent businessman and politician Prince Chris Odinaka Igwe.
The arrest came in the wake of Eze’s publication of reports titled “GUN SHOTS IN VGC: MD & CEO Of Mainland Oil & Gas Ltd, Chris Odinaka Igwe Alleged to Have Opened Fire After Dog Encounter Turns Hostile” , https://www.newsplatformng.com/2024/05/chris-odinaka-igwe-alleged-to-have.html and “RE-VIOLENT ATTACK ON DR. CHRIS IGWE: MD, Mainland Oil & Gas Shares His Own Side of The Story on The Incident,” https://www.newsplatformng.com/2024/05/re-violent-attack-on-dr-chris-igwe-md.
Following his arrest, Eze was in detention for nearly one week before his colleagues from the Society of Digital Newspaper Owners of Nigeria learned of his arrest and attempted to secure his release on bail, but to no avail. This sequence of events is not just a personal ordeal for Precious Eze but a glaring assault on press freedom in Nigeria. The actions of the police, acting seemingly under the influence of a powerful individual, Prince Chris Odinaka Igwe, represent a blatant attempt to intimidate and silence the press. This undermines the very foundations of a democratic society, where journalists must be able to report freely and hold those in power accountable without fear of retribution.
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