Policemen Assaults Journalist For Asking Questions

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February 14, 2018
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Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

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Mr Samuel Ayara, a journalist with the Akwa Ibom State Broadcasting Corporation attached to the State House of Assembly, was assaulted by policemen in the assembly complex, for questioning the way he was addressed by one of the officers.

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Akwa Ibom State
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The Nigerian Police
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Section 34 of the 1999 constitution
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http://punchng.com/police-beat-up-journalist-in-aibom-assembly-complex/

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