Ahmed Idris and Ali Mustafa have been
detained by the Nigerian military since
Tuesday.

Nigeria's military continues to hold two Al
Jazeera journalists who have been detained
since Tuesday morning.
Ahmed Idris and producer Ali Mustafa were
detained in their hotel room after returning from
covering a story about the Nigerian troops
fighting Boko Haram in Borno State.
The story, which was done in cooperation with
the military, was part of the channel’s coverage
on the Nigerian presidential election, which will
take place on Saturday.
A military statement accused both men of
"operating without protection, accreditation or
due clearance”. However, both Idris and
Mustafa are officially accredited by the
Independent Electoral Commission in Abuja.
Both Idris and Mustafa are Nigerian nationals
and were detained in their hotel rooms.
Clement Nwankwo of the Policy and Legal
Advocacy Centre in Abuja said the military
needed to be concious of the international
focus on Nigeria during the election period.
"We hope this is just a misunderstanding," he
told Al Jazeera. "But restraining journalists
from carrying out their duties for four days is
going beyond misunderstanding," Nwankwo
said.
Idris, who has been with Al Jazeera since 2010,
has more than 30 years of experience, and
Mustafa has been a cameraman with the
network since 2011.
An Al Jazeera spokesperson called on the
Nigerian authorities to immediately release Idris
and Mustafa.
“Al Jazeera is dismayed that the military have
obstructed Al Jazeera from reporting on the
ground ... The continued detention of our staff
without any reason is an attack on free media,"
the spokesperson said.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/03/al-jazeera-nigeria-150327183807793.html

Our military should keep the good work.

I will call for there immediate release

Not good for Nigeria image

TI1919:
Our military should keep the good work.

Na good work?

Truth is the first casualty in war. What is our millitary hiding,civilian deaths?

We never start with them yet, they never see anything.
Though I'd prefer a thousand al-Jazeera reporters to 1 BBC or. CNN journalists. Those guys reek of eternal hypocrisy and bias.

If those reporters are still been detained after they had been attached to aljazera there must be a reason for it or armies looking for something else

They should buy extra padlock and lock those propagandists properly.

Useless International News Outfits that are busy hunting for evil news to divide our already fragile nation.