{"id":29112,"date":"2019-01-14T02:34:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T01:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=29112"},"modified":"2019-01-14T02:34:51","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T01:34:51","slug":"ipc-condemns-arrest-demands-release-of-photojournalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/ipc-condemns-arrest-demands-release-of-photojournalist\/","title":{"rendered":"IPC Condemns Arrest, Demands Release of Photojournalist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">The International Press Center, Lagos has demanded the immediate release of Yinka Badmus, a photojournalist with Talk Village International in Lagos.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">In a report by Vanguard Newspaper dated 11th January, 2019, Badmus, 24 was arrested on New Year eve by policemen attached to the Lagos State Anti-Cultism unit for wearing dreadlocks, which the officers allegedly said made him look like a cultist while eating noodles at Pedro Bus stop, Gbagada, Lagos.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">In a statement made available to National Wire and signed by Program Manager, IPC, Stella Nwofia,\u00a0 IPC&#8217;s Director,\u00a0Lanre Arogundade said it was unconstitutional for Badmus him to have been detained for\u00a0 many days before he was eventually arraigned and remanded\u00a0 on the orders of an Ogudu Magistrate\u00a0 Court, Lagos.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Arogundade pleaded with the Lagos State Commissioner of Police to step into the matter so that the photo journalist could regain his freedom.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The IPC Director also enjoined journalists to be mindful of their safety and ensure they have means of identification on them at all times.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Yinka Badmus, is currently being held at the Ikoyi Prisons.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Press Center, Lagos has demanded the immediate release of Yinka Badmus, a photojournalist with Talk Village International in Lagos. 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