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Nigeria Security Aides attack Journalist in Court

  • Date of Occurrence
    June 17, 2016
  • State/Country
    Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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On June 27, 2016, security aides to Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, assaulted photojournalists who attempted to take photographs of some state officials when they arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja to answer to charges of forgery of Senate rules.

Details
  • Date of Occurrence
    2016-06-17
  • State/Country
    Federal Capital Territory
  • Perpetrator
    Security Aides attached to Nigeria's Senate President
  • Legal Foundation
    Section 39 of the 1999 constitution guarantees the freedoms of expression and information
  • Source
    http://www.mfwa.org/nigeriasecurity-aides-attack-journalists-in-court/
Location
  • Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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Region
  • North Central
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Press Freedom

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