The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom and the International Press Institute have demanded the release of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with The Foundation of Investigative Journalism .
Reacting to the development in a statement on Saturday on behalf of CWPPF, Busola Ajibola, deputy director of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development , described Ojukwu’s arrest and detention as an “assault on press freedom and also a violation of his fundamental human rights”. “We also call on the Inspector General of Police to ensure that the Cybercrime Act 2015 ceases to be a weapon used in the harassment and arbitrary detainment of journalists and media workers.
“Journalism plays a critical role in democracy, and such actions are bound to undermine its core principles.”
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