Nigerian journalists, government critics that have been hounded FreedomOfThePress AgbaJalingo Sowore Nigeria Journalist
To put this in the discourse, no fewer than 38 journalists have been arrested, harassed or killed in the past two years over publications pointing out the ills in the society.Nigerian Human Rights activist Omoyele Sowore was arrested on August 3, 2019, by the Department of State Services . Sowore was arrested after calling for a nationwide protest tagged #RevolutionNow.
During his arraignment, the court on two occasions ordered Sowore’s bail but was denied by the DSS for undisclosed reasons.The court awarded N200,000 damages against the DSS payable to Sowore for frivolous reasons for adjournments.He is a journalist and human rights activist, a strong critic of the Cross Rivers State Governor, Ben Ayade. Jalingo was arrested, August 22 2019, in his Lagos residence.Critics say the state government of masterminded Jalingo’s arrest due to an article he published.
He was rearrested by the Kaduna State Command of the Nigeria Police Force and jailed in the Kaduna prison by the Kaduna State government over a Facebook post.
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