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    Luka Binniyat, Vanguard Correspondent, Arrested!

    • Date of Occurrence
      February 17, 2016
    • State/Country
      Kaduna State, Nigeria
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    Luka Binniyat, Vanguard correspondent was arrested, detained and arraigned before a Kaduna magistrate court on allegations of falsifying a news report on the crises in Southern Kaduna. He was released on bail on February 7, 2017.

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    Luka Binnyat was granted bail within the sum of N200,000. He was released on January 7, 2017

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    • Date of Occurrence

      2016-02-17

    • State/Country

      Kaduna State, Nigeria

    • Perpetrator

      The Kaduna Command of the State Security Services and the Kaduna state police command

    • Source

      http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/222804-journalist-arraigned-sent-prison-southern-kaduna-report.html

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