Some plain clothes policemen on Friday
arrested and whisked to Abuja a journalist
based in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Jerry
Edoho.

The journalist was identified as the Deputy
Editor of Ibom Nation Newspaper, a local
publication. He was arrested by the security
operatives and forcibly taken to the Federal
Capital over a post he allegedly put up on his
Facebook page involving Dana Air.

Revealing details of the incident, human rights
lawyer and activist, Inibehe Effiong wrote: "A
young man by name Jerry Edoho, a Journalist
and Deputy Editor of the Ibom Nation
Newspaper, from Eket Local Government Area
of Akwa Ibom State sighted me at the Ibom
International Airport, Uyo some minutes ago and
alerted me that he is being taken forcefully to
Abuja by a team of plain cloth security men
over a publication on Facebook.

He told me that he was tagged in a post about
the recent rumoured crash of a Dana plane
which was false. That upon being tagged, he
made a post like several other Nigerians asking
whether the crash report was true. The security
men are conveying him to Abuja via a Dana
flight that is scheduled to depart by 4 pm.

The security men confronted me for speaking
with him "without their permission". I retorted
that Mr. Edoho is a citizen of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria and that his right to freedom
of expression cannot be taken away. This
resulted in an altercation between me and the
security men whose identify I cannot
immediately ascertain. I understand that his
arrest followed a petition by Dana Air to the
Nigeria Police Force.

I am using this platform to urge both the police
and the management of Dana Air to respect the
fundamental rights of Mr. Edoho. He should be
released on bail pending the conclusion of
investigation into whatever allegations that have
been made against him.

This is a democracy, not a dictatorship."

Source :: http://www.praizeblog.com/2017/01/nigerian-journalist-arrested-and.html?m=0

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