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On May 20, officers with the Nigeria Police Force-National Cybercrime Center summoned Nurudeen Akewushola, a reporter with the nonprofit ICIR news agency, for questioning in connection with a police investigation “into a case of cyberstalking and defamation of character." (Photo courtesy of Nurudeen Akewushola)

In Nigeria, 2 ICIR journalists summoned, questioned over corruption report

May 31, 2024 10:21 AM EDT

Abuja, May 31, 2024—Nigerian police authorities should immediately drop their criminal investigation into journalist Nurudeen Akewushola and the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), and allow them to work free of harassment and fear of arrest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. On May 20, officers with the Nigeria Police Force-National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC)…