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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.

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    • Date of Occurrence

      2018-02-09

    • State/Country

      Lagos, Nigeria

    • 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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    Gender of Victim(s)
    • Male
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