An Abuja-based journalist and publisher of World Entourage Magazine, Mr. Abdullahi Haruspice has raised the alarm over threats to his life by one Superintendent of Police, Muhammed Abubakar. Haruspice in a petition sent through his lawyer, one Anayo Okelue Esq to the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Compliant Response Unit, Force Headquarters against SP Abubakar, accused the officer of threatening his life following an investigation into human rights abuse against him.
Nigerian Journalist, Haruspice, Accuses Police Superintendent Of Harassment, Threat To Life For Investigating Human Rights AbuseAccording to the petitioner, the petition became necessary following the constant threat of SP Abubakar to unlawfully detain him on account of the investigation.
Haruspice in a petition sent through his lawyer, one Anayo Okelue Esq to the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Compliant Response Unit, Force Headquarters against SP Abubakar, accused the officer of threatening his life following an investigation into human rights abuse against him. The petition partly reads:"The crux of the matter is that while our client who is a journalist was building up a narrative and also digging to unveil ugly cruelty reported to him by one Ramatu Adamu Mohammed against her person and her three kids by the said SP Muhammed Abubakar on the 1st day of January, 2022, our client received a text message from SP Muhammed Abubakar threatening to deal with our client and also bursting that he was monitoring our client’s conversations and further...
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