Kufre Carter, the journalist detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) despite perfecting bail, has been freed. His lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, had accused the DSS of awaiting a directive by Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel, before releasing his client. Kufre was arrested by the DSS and the Police April 27 over a purported phone
His lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, had accused the DSS of awaiting a directive by Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel, before releasing his client.
When Uwemedimo Nwoko, the Attorney General of Akwa Ibom, arraigned Kufre on three-count charges on alleged defamation, the defence applied for bail. The bail was perfected on May 22 but the DSS refused to allow Kufre go despite the court order served on them Effiong said the state government ought to have known that the rule of law was not going to be sacrificed on the altar of political expediency.
“Those who clandestinely bargained for an apology in an attempt to give the government a soft landing did so in bad faith. They never sought our opinion or consent. No union or association intimated us of their plan to hold a nocturnal meeting with the government over our client’s case, this is not how sincere people behave.”
“That false statement from Nwoko came to us as a rude shock given that the State Chairman and Secretary of the NUJ had issued a public statement in commemoration of the recent International Press Freedom Day wherein they jointly distanced themselves from our client’s case.”
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