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
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/