Security detail attached to the vice-president, Namadi Sambo on Friday attacked some journalists who were on their way to cover the presentation of the nomination forms to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal

The journalists in a nine-car convoy were attacked around Aso Drive Junction (close to the Three Arm Zone) as the Vice President made his way back to the Presidential Villa after the Friday Jumat prayer at the National Mosque.

Trouble started when a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Buba K, ordered the arrest of one of the journalists, Mr.Emman Ovuakporie (a Senior Correspondent with Vanguard Newspaper) over allegations that he beat a security cordon mounted by the vice president’s security detail.

Explanations by the Vanguard journalist that one of the mobile policemen attached to Sambo’s security convoy allowed his vehicle pass through the barrier fell on deaf ears as the DSP insisted on arresting the journalist and impounding his vehicle.

A brawl followed at the scene after other journalists protested the arrest.

Further explanations that the team of journalists were on official assignment to cover the presentation of the presidential nomination forms to Tambuwal further enraged the security detail.

The face-off between the presidency and the House Speaker is well reported. Recently, the security detail attached to Tambuwal were withdrawn after the Speaker defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

In an attempt to disperse the protesting journalists who had begun to cause a scene, a mobile policeman, Corporal Ayubu Ayefu threatened to shoot a cameraman with the Africa Independent Television (AIT) Femi Akinpelu.

http://www.newsday.com.ng/sambos-security-detail-attack-journalists/

Gej and pple around him are always drunk.

Wonders shall never end in this Nigeria.. Our politicians security men are unnecessarily being too over protective that's why they keep treating random ppl like slaves

Tomorrow you will hear that, Fashola security men beat up a pastor.. **smh**

Btw, May God make you the best amongst your equals as you keep voting for

TOSYNE2MUCH

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Anything! Anything that affects the opposition is "NEWS" that serves them right, Nigerian journalist sef.

They should be redeployed to Chibok.. Their aggression is needed over there.

so because you re journalist you can't be arrested for a crime?

studio14:
so because you re journalist you can't be arrested for a crime?

What crime?!

studio14:
so because you re journalist you can't be arrested for a crime?

What crime are we talking about here Mr?

BENZINA:
Anything! Anything that affects the opposition is "NEWS" that serves them right, Nigerian journalist sef.

So you blame a soldier for going to war and killing the enemy? They are doing their job. If they do not want to papers to write bad against them, they ( the government ) should work to ensure they have nothing bad to write about. It is as simple as that.

tosyne2much:
Wonders shall never end in this Nigeria.. Our politicians security men are unnecessarily being too over protective that's why they keep treating random ppl like slaves

Tomorrow you will hear that, Fashola security men beat up a pastor.. **smh**

Btw, May God make you the best amongst your equals as you keep voting for

TOSYNE2MUCH

Did you have to mention fashola?

What is your problem you this handsome guy. Are you drunk or high?

arsetalks:
What crime are we talking about here Mr?

he is a suspect,

If there's anything a journalist in the western world won't do, it's breaking protocol especially for a very high ranking public figure. Irrespective that ours sometimes get carried too far, they should show decorum. The VP is not a celebrity in the real sense of the word.