So apparently the police in Lagos state has a penchant for arresting journalists who are discharging their duty. I wonder what Nigeria is turning into....maybe the reporter should have tried to pretend he was a male cow.

The police command in Ikotun, Lagos has arrested the Online Editor of Vanguard Newspaper, Mr Aliyu Adekule, newsmen report.

Mr. Aliyu Adekunle, Vanguard Online Editor Mr. Aliyu who was taking pictures of Okada riders was accosted by police officers in Ikotun and was forced to enter their van. Efforts by newsmen to see and speak to Mr. Aliyu proved abortive.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/breaking-police-arrest-vanguard-editor/

Breaking: Police arrest Vanguard Editor


By Nwafor Sunday

The police command in Ikotun, Lagos has arrested the Online Editor of Vanguard Newspaper, Mr Aliyu Adekule, newsmen report.

Mr. Aliyu who was taking pictures of Okada riders was accosted by police officers in Ikotun and was forced to enter their van. Efforts by newsmen to see and speak to Mr. Aliyu proved abortive.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/breaking-police-arrest-vanguard-editor/

Lalasticlala, Mynd44
Kidnap has been reported.

Just for taking picture ooo and not even picture of their station or their personel o

The guy has been released!

Breaking: Released Vanguard Editor explains why he was arrested


By Nwafor Sunday
In his bid to exercise his constitutional right enshrined in section 39 of the 1999 constitution as amended, the Vanguard Online Editor, Mr Adekunle Aliyu, on Friday was assaulted, maltreated and arrested by the Nigerian Police Command in Ikotun, Lagos.

Mr. Aliyu who speedily contacted Vanguard at the peak of his arrest opined that the officers refused to disclose his crime to him.

“I was arrested for doing my job as a journalist. They caught me taking snap shots and video clips of both the officers and Okada riders respectively. ‘When they accosted me and ordered me to enter their van, I insisted and asked them to tell me the crime I committed. They remained mum and pushed me inside their ‘Black Marria’ Van”, he said.

Expressing the embarrassment he received from the officers, Mr. Aliyu told newsmen that he was not beaten up by anybody but would rather chose to be beaten than to be humiliated the way the officers did to him.

When asked if there were items damaged, he answered ‘yes’. “They broke my Ipad, got my shirt dirt and pushed me into their van”, he angrily said.

Why Police arrested me

At exactly 3:15pm, Mr. Aliyu called again to break the news of his release. According to him, “I have been released, with conditions”.

When asked the conditions he said, “They warned me not to cover or take their photos whenever they are doing their job. They equally told me that I should first seek for their consent before taking their images for any report.

“I thank God I came back untouched”, he finally said.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/breaking-released-vanguard-editor-explains-arrested/

The harassment continues

Freedom of speech clearly not guaranteed.

Abi dey see snake with am.... smh

ok

Nigeria is a zoo!

The dullard
Military demoracy

sinkhole:
Lalasticlala, Mynd44
Kidnap has been reported.

Just for taking picture ooo and not even picture of their station or their personel o

Regale us with the full gist na

Ee

Ikotun police are traffic official

Egunje

What Rubbish

How on earth would police arrest a journalist for performing his job.

This sort of lawlessness and harrasment must stop.

They have turned our security operatives to their minions who help them arrest anyone who disagrees with them...


Sad.

ok

Welcome to the Banana Republic.

Change!

Govt of oppressing

we are getting there gradually. Resignation is inevitable I can see.

am sure he voted bubu in 2015

Buhari is trying to plunge this country into anarchy. While his mates somewhere in South Africa just resigned on account of incompetence, the dullArd is busy intimidating citizens and gagging the same media on which he rode to power.

If Nigerians make another mistake and allow this bigot again in 2019, I rest my case

Chiedu4Trump:
I hope he voted in Buhari, so he can enjoy the benefit of his change

You must always find a way to work buhari into the equation.

I hope you will not die prematurely in the process of solving that equation out of eternal frustration.

he voted for buhari

so let him enjoy change inside jail

why the arrest?

Overheard he is a tinubu lapdog and worked overtime in running GEJ down.
He should enjoy the backward change he helped enthrone.

Welcome to 1984

Dictator in Aso rock must show his stripes


Thank you to all those who voted Buhari and still supports him as he takes us back to the stone age


Una well done ..

tt

Na waaaa oooo

Come 2019, Nigerians will correct their mistakes