{"id":10323,"date":"2017-01-12T00:26:14","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T23:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=10323"},"modified":"2017-01-12T00:30:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T23:30:32","slug":"ipc-condemns-recent-attacks-on-journalists-and-the-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/ipc-condemns-recent-attacks-on-journalists-and-the-press\/","title":{"rendered":"IPC CONDEMNS RECENT ATTACKS ON JOURNALISTS AND THE PRESS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria has condemned recent attacks on three Nigerian journalists as well as the clampdown on media organizations in the Gambia.<\/p>\n

In a release made available to www.nationalwire.com.ng<\/a> by IPC\u2019s Safety Alert Desk Officer, Melody Akinjiyan, the Lagos-based media NGO totally condemned any undemocratic treatment against journalists.<\/p>\n

IPC in its recent update report on monitoring of the safety of journalists reveals that no fewer than three journalists have been arrested in Nigeria and two private radio stations shut down in the Gambia.<\/p>\n

It would be recalled that Teranga FM and Hilltop Radio stations in Banjul Gambia were closed on the 8th<\/sup>\u00a0of January by the Gambian security forces under the instruction of President Jammeh.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the media monitoring report update by IPC, three Nigerian Journalists have been arrested by security forces in recent times:<\/p>\n

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(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jerry Edoho, News Editor of\u00a0Ibom Nation<\/em><\/strong>, a local newspaper based in Akwa-Ibom was on 6th<\/sup>\u00a0of January also picked up in Uyo by police personnel from the Force headquarters in Abuja over a Facebook post he published referencing a rumored Dana Air crash and asking his readers to help verify the story.<\/p>

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(iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Daniel Ekiugbo, Publisher of\u00a0Ugheli Times Magazine,<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in Delta who was whisked away from his private residence on October 25, 2016 by a crack team of men of the Directorate of State Security Service (DSS) is still being detained by the DSS over an article he published on the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu.<\/p>\n

Director of IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade in a statement said it is certainly not acceptable in a democratic system of governance that journalists will continue to be at the receiving end of aggression by persons in authority.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is quite unfortunate that individuals in authority derive pleasure in being threats to journalists. It is certainly an abuse of power to arrest a journalist or shut down a station because you are not satisfied with what is being published\/broadcast, there are better measures to take if you feel discredited,\u201d Arogundade stated.<\/p>\n

IPC therefore calls on all leaders of Nigeria and Gambia to use their positions to take quick actions in favour of individuals and organizations affected.<\/p>\n

The media NGO also applauds the NUJ and civil society groups like SERAP and Grassroot Mobilisers who have risen to condemn the act. The organization urges other civil activists to continue to condemn and take actions in rising against acts that infringes on not only journalists\u2019 rights, but also rights of the citizens in general.<\/p>\n

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