The Nigerian Wailers has expressed it displeasure over the incessant
\nattacks on the media organizations by the security forces.<\/p>\n
The group in a statement issued in Abuja by its National Publicity Wailers has called on the inspector general of police to exercise restrain The group warns that the continuous clamp down on media organizations and The group said its members worldwide were in celebration mode over the The group expressed disappointment that same day the President ordered the Wailers has however called on the Acting President, Professor Yemi The group has also called on all Nigerians to stand together in the face The Nigerian Wailers has expressed it displeasure over the incessant attacks on the media organizations by the security forces. The group in a statement issued in Abuja by its National…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nSecretary, Ibrahim Ringim\u00a0on Wednesday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0said that his group condemns in
\ntotality the arrest of Premium Times Journalist, Mr Samuel Ogundipe
\nfollowed by freezing of his bank account.<\/p>\n
\nin the spirit of democracy and set Samuel free, also calling for the
\nfreedom of other journalists illegally detained across the country, asked
\nfurther to free Jones Abiri, a local news publisher arrested in Bayelsa
\nstate two years ago.<\/p>\n
\nit’s member is dangerous, stated further that a Democratic Republic like
\nNigeria whose system of government is democracy must not go against “Press
\nFreedom”. Also stated that forcing Samuel to disclose the source of his
\nnews item is against the ethics of journalism.<\/p>\n
\nvictory recorded due push by one of its member Mr Segun Awosanya who
\nchampioned the #ENDSARS and #ReformPOLICE campaign which later made the
\nActing President Professor Yemi Osinbajo to pronounce and ordered a reform
\nin the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), a nightmare to the Nigerian
\ncitizens especially the youths.<\/p>\n
\nreform, police decided to use SARS to illegally arrest and detained
\nSamuel, who was doing his job as an investigative report with Premium
\nTimes, over a leaked memo exchange between the IG of police and Ag.
\nPresident.<\/p>\n
\nOsinbajo to wade into the matter urgently, canvassing that the illegality
\nand abuse of powers should not be tolerated from any agency, department or
\nany government related ministries.<\/p>\n
\nof this undemocratic threats and clamp down by the security forces on
\nmedia houses and citizens urging the local and international human right
\nbodies to join in demanding for the release of arrested journalists in
\nNigeria.<\/p>\n