Senior legal practitioners in the country have condemned the arrest and detention of a journalist, Daniel Ojukwu, by the Nigerian Police Force, NPF.
The police spokesperson said Mr. Ojukwu was accused of violating the Cybercrime Prohibition Act 2015. “The arrest and detention of Ojukwu have ignited grave concerns about press freedom in Nigeria. It is evident that Cyber Crimes legislation is being misused to suppress media freedom and harass journalists.
Likewise, an Abuja based rights activist, Chief Chukwuma Nwachukwu, described Ojukwu’s arrest and detention as “another low and an abysmal degeneration of citizens’ rights by officials of law enforcement.”
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