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    Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Arrests Journalist Over Article

    • Date of Occurrence
      January 1, 2018
    • State/Country
      Anambra State, Nigeria
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    Tim Elombah, the Editor of Elombah.com an online newspaper was arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) along with the Publisher of the newspaper, Daniel Elombah and their younger brother Izuchukwu Elombah. It is alleged that the Elombah brothers were arrested for an opinion article titled “ IGP Ibrahim Idris’s Unending Baggage of Controversies” written by one Eboiwei Dickson, that was published on another website – opinion Nigeria – which the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris found offensive.

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    • Date of Occurrence

      2018-01-01

    • State/Country

      Anambra State, Nigeria

    • Perpetrator

      Special- Anti Robbery Squad (SARS)

    • Legal Foundation

      Section 39 of the 1999 constitution

    • Source

      https://investadvocate.com.ng/2018/01/12/police-continues-detain-tim-elombah-illegally/

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    • South East
    Rights & Freedom Violated
    • Press Freedom
    Gender of Victim(s)
    • Male
    Mode of Attacks
    • Unlawful Arrests and Detention
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