The police in Lagos have arrested a newspaper editor following a petition alleging defamation of character, the journalist’s wife and colleagues have told PREMIUM TIMES.
“Journalism will not be subdued in Nigeria,” said journalist Malik Ibitoye, a former colleague of Mr Awojide’s who alerted PREMIUM TIMES on the development. “You would expect that the police will know by now that it is unethical and illegal to arrest a journalist over a civil issue that defamation is known to be across the world.”
She condemned the manner with which her husband was arrested because it subjected the family to unspeakable trauma. Mrs Awojobi said after calling her husband to inform him about the calls, she gave them her shop address and the men arrived shortly thereafter. Mrs Awojobi said she was then allowed to go home. But at about 6:00 a.m. today, she received a call from her husband that he was being moved to Abuja by a police team.Mrs Awojobi’s account of her husband’s arrest matched a growing pattern of security agencies’ crackdown on media practitioners. Several journalists and bloggers have been arrested after being lured by state agents and often on matters that border on defamation of character.
AdejumoKabir2 This is sad
Media made the way for this government. But it appears the government is after them
He looks malnourished.. They should keep in any of the correctional centres, till I'm back from from my travels. And that should take me like 3months. Please, should other EDITORS gather against you too, ARREST THEM ALL. even CSOs, NGOs & OfficialPDPNig interfere ARREST THEM ALL
Being a newspaper editor,does that make him above arrest or super human.
'The publication said.. Mr Aderinokun had been under police investigation for bank fraud in excess of N90 million..Mr Aderinokun, member of the opposition PDP subsequently drafted a petition to the police over the story, Mrs Awojobi told PREMIUM TIMES citing what she was told
'Even though criminal defamation has become largely outdated in other parts of the world, it remains in federal and local statutes, a carryover from the colonial era.' 'As instructed by the government ...' Abi? Another trash article just to blackmail the government sebi?
Good
Lock the animals up and throw away the keys
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