Journalists attacked in Nigeria since 1992
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Nigerian journalists charged with criminal defamation, breach of peace
October 29, 2019 12:07 PM ET
New York, October 29, 2019—Authorities should drop all charges against journalists Joe Ogbodu and Prince Amour Udemude, and reform Nigeria’s penal code to ensure that journalism is not criminalized, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Getting Away with Murder
October 29, 2019 8:00 AM ET
CPJ's 2019 Global Impunity Index spotlights countries where journalists are slain and their killers go free Published October 29, 2019 Somalia is the world’s worst country for the fifth year in a row when it comes to prosecuting murderers of journalists, CPJ’s 2019 Global Impunity Index found. War and...
Nigerian court grants anonymity to witnesses testifying against journalist Agba Jalingo
October 24, 2019 2:00 PM ET
New York, October 24, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today expressed concern over a Nigerian court’s decision to grant anonymity to witnesses set to testify against journalist Agba Jalingo and deny the public access to the courtroom during the trial....
Nigerian military targeted journalists’ phones, computers with “forensic search” for sources
October 22, 2019 9:21 AM ET
Hamza Idris, an editor with the Nigerian Daily Trust, was at the newspaper’s central office on January 6 when the military arrived looking for him. Soldiers with AK47s walked between the newsroom desks repeating his name, he told CPJ. It was the second raid on the paper that day;...
Nigerian police beat two Inspiration FM journalists after covering protest in Uyo
October 9, 2019 2:17 PM ET
Owoidoho Udofia and Okodi Okodi, two journalists with the privately owned Inspiration FM radio station in Akwa-Ibom State, in southern Nigeria, on September 24, 2019, were forced by police to take off their shirts and roll on the ground, and were beaten with sticks after covering a protest in...
Nigerian publisher Agba Jalingo charged with treason
September 5, 2019 4:30 PM ET
Abuja, September 5, 2019 -- Nigerian authorities should drop all charges against publisher Agba Jalingo, release him from detention, and stop using the country’s state security laws to harass government critics, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Nigerian publisher Agba Jalingo detained since August 22 without charge
August 28, 2019 10:28 AM ET
Abuja, August 28, 2019 – Nigerian authorities should immediately release publisher Agba Jalingo and halt their harassment of journalists reporting on alleged corruption and other issues of public interest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Police in Nigeria assault, arrest journalists covering #RevolutionNow protests
August 26, 2019 2:39 PM ET
On August 5, 2019, Nigerian police arrested and detained at least four journalists covering protests that took place across Nigeria in connection with the hashtag #RevolutionNow, according to journalists who spoke with CPJ and media reports....
Channels TV reporter dies from injuries after shooting at Nigeria protest
July 25, 2019 4:04 PM ET
New York, July 25, 2019--Nigerian authorities should immediately investigate the death of Precious Owolabi, a reporter for the privately owned Channels TV, who was shot during a protest in Abuja on July 22, and ensure those responsible are held to account....
CPJ calls for charges to be dropped against Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri
June 27, 2019 4:40 PM ET
New York, June 27, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today urged Nigerian authorities to release journalist Jones Abiri and drop cybercrime, anti-sabotage, and terrorism charges against him....