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Army seizes journalists’ vehicle, bars them from covering election in Yobe State

  • Date of Occurrence
    March 10, 2019
  • State/Country
    Yobe State, Nigeria
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Soldiers at ORO3, Union bank formation in Damaturu, Yobe state, confiscated journalists’ car and kept them hostage for hours.

The journalists, Mingye of Blueprint and , Hamisu Kabir Matazu, a Daily Trust reporter were using their personal vehicles with INEC approved sticker, INEC’s reflective jackets, INEC-issued Identification cards and company’s ID cards when the heavily-armed military men threatened to resort to brutality if the journalists insisted on leaving the location to continue their election duty.

Details
  • State/Country
    Yobe State
  • Perpetrator
    Nigerian Army
  • Source
    https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/just-in-army-seizes-journalists-vehicle-bars-them-from-covering-election-in-yobe.html
Location
  • Yobe State, Nigeria

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Region
  • North East
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Press Freedom
Gender of Victim(s)
  • Male

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