Be Careful Of What You Post Online!

Date of Occurrence

June 2, 2017
State/Country

Ebonyi State, Nigeria

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Mr Charles Otu, a correspondent with the Guardian newspaper, was assaulted in Abakaliki for his critical Facebook comments against the Ebonyi State Government.

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State/Country

Ebonyi State
Perpetrator

The Nigerian Police
Legal Foundation

Section 39 and Section 34 of the 1999 constitution
Source

https://www.icirnigeria.org/be-careful-what-you-post-10-nigerians-arrested-in-2017-for-their-social-media-activity/

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