
Daily Trust Reporter Abducted by the Police
14 Aug 2018, by CS Database inIncidents & Issues
Musa Abdullahi Krishi, a Daily Trust reporter attached to the House of Represensatives in the National Assembly, was abducted by Policemen in Abuja and taken to Kano, on the claim that they were taking him for interrogations. His abduction was the highest point of intimidation the company faced since its publication of a paid advertisement which the governor of Jigawa State had taken exception to.
Details of Occurrence
State of Occurrence | FCT |
Date of Occurrence | 13 Mar 2018 |
Security Agents Involved | The Nigeria Police |
Legal Foundations | Section 34 and section 39 of the 1999 constitution |
Rights Implicated | His dignity and constitutional rights to expression were infringed on. |
TAGS: Activist, Arrest, Attacks, Closing Spaces, Jounalist