Soldiers Attack Newspaper Reps, Arrest 64 Year Old Female Vendor

Date of Occurrence

March 4, 2017
State/Country

Abia State, Nigeria

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Description

Soldiers from Ngwa High School Forward Operation Base, Aba, manhandled sales representatives of Thisday and Authority Newspapers and arrested two vendors, including a 64 – year old Vendor, known as Jecima for allegedly selling ‘Biafra Newspapers’.

Details

Date of Occurrence

2017-03-04
State/Country

Abia State
Perpetrator

Nigeria Army Soldiers
Legal Foundation

Section 39 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria give people freedom of the right to expression and the right to hold and impart information.
Source

http://punchng.com/biafra-soliders-attack-newspapers-reps-arrest-64-year-old-female-vendor/