JUST IN: Army seizes journalists’ vehicle, bars them from covering election in Yobe
The journalists are Musa Mingye of Blueprint and our reporter, Hamisu Kabir Matazu, who were using their personal vehicles with INEC approved sticker, INEC’s reflective jackets, INEC-issued Identification cards and company’s ID cards.The heavily-armed military men threatened to resort to brutality if the journalists insist on leaving the location to continue their election duty.
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