Governor El-Rufia Ordered The Arrest Of A Correspondent

Date of Occurrence

April 20, 2017
State/Country

Kaduna State, Nigeria

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Description

Gov. El-Rufai ordered the arrest of Joseph Midat, a correspondent for Leadership newspapers in Kaduna State for publishing a report that was critical of the Kaduna state government

Details

Date of Occurrence

2017-04-20
State/Country

Kaduna State, Nigeria
Perpetrator

Police from the Criminal Investigations Department of the Kaduna State Police Command
Legal Foundation

Section 39 of the constitution guarantees the right of expression.
Source

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/04/20/police-arrest-leadership-correspondent-in-kaduna/