{"id":35471,"date":"2019-10-21T18:35:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T17:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=35471"},"modified":"2019-10-21T18:35:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T17:35:09","slug":"ipc-calls-for-immediate-investigation-on-recent-attacks-on-journalists-in-calabar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/ipc-calls-for-immediate-investigation-on-recent-attacks-on-journalists-in-calabar\/","title":{"rendered":"IPC Calls For Immediate Investigation On Recent Attacks On Journalists In Calabar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos is calling on security operatives in Calabar to immediately investigate and apprehend alleged perpetrators of recent attacks on journalists working with Akwa Ibom state Broadcasting Corporation (AKBC).<\/p>\n<p>Details from Leadership Online Portal has it that, \u201ca news editor with the Akwa Ibom state Broadcasting Corporation (AKBC), Harrison Essien was attacked by gunmen at the AKBC Transmitting Station, Ntak Inyang, few meters from Calabar-Itu highway in Uyo\u00a0 yesterday, October 20, 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be recalled that few weeks ago, five employees of the same Broadcasting Corporation were attacked by armed robbers in the same location, even as most of the victims are currently treating injuries sustained during the attack, the report said.\u201d<\/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>\n<p>The Director of IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade in a statement demanded that the State Commissioner of Police should immediately probe the recent attacks\u00a0and take the necessary actions while the alleged perpetrators should be made to face the consequences of their actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity agencies and vigilante groups should come to the aid of the staff of the organization by beefing up security in the area,\u201d Arogundade added.<\/p>\n<!-- 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 Centre (IPC), Lagos is calling on security operatives in Calabar to immediately investigate and apprehend alleged perpetrators of recent attacks on journalists working with Akwa Ibom state Broadcasting Corporation (AKBC). 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