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Journalist Attacked While Covering A Protest In Lagos

  • Date of Occurrence
    February 9, 2018
  • State/Country
    Lagos, Nigeria
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Mansur Ibrahim, a journalist with TheCable, was attacked by suspected hoodlums while he was covering a protest and campaign against the increase in toll fare at the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge, and on the Lekki-Epe expressway.

Details
  • Date of Occurrence
    2018-02-09
  • State/Country
    Lagos
  • Perpetrator
    Suspected hoodlums
  • Legal Foundation
    Section 39 and Section 34 of the 1999 constitution
  • Source
    https://www.thecable.ng/hoodlums-attack-thecable-journalist-lekki-protest
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Lagos, Nigeria

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  • South West
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Gender of Victim(s)
  • Male
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