The Nigerian police, through the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on Tuesday froze the bank account of a Premium Times journalist Samuel Ogundipe who was recently arrested over 'negative' stories he writes about the force.

Accordding to a report by Premium Times, Mr Ogundipe was arrested at about 300 p.m. and driven from the SARS headquarters in Abuja to the IGP Monitoring Unit at Force Headquarters where he was made to write a statement concerning the source of a recent story he wrote.

He has declined giving his source as allowed by journalism ethics.

Mr Ogundipe’s salary account with Ecobank was frozen in an attempt to frustrate him. One of the police officers handling the investigation, Emmanuel Onyeneho, an inspector, was heard saying they had to freeze the account to incapacitate the reporter.

At the Force headquarters, where he was taken, a Deputy Commissioner of Police at the IGP Monitoring Unit, Sani Ahmadu, was heard directing lawyers to “rush to court” to obtain a warrant to detain Mr. Ogundipe.

They also repeatedly asked the journalist to disclose his source.

Mr Ogundipe has been taken back to the SARS headquarters in Abuja and is currently being detained there.

Apart from asking Mr Ogundipe to disclose his source, the police also accused the reporter, who covers the security sector, of publishing mainly negative stories about the police.

Mr Onyeneho told Mr Ogundipe that they believe the journalist had written more negative stories than positive stories about the police and they considered that a crime.

He said the journalist must disclose all his sources for his stories about the police, something Mr Ogundipe professionally declined.

Aside Mr Ogundipe, this newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Musikilu Mojeed, and its education correspondent, Azeezat Adedigba, were also briefly detained and harassed by the police at the SARS headquarters in Abuja.

https://lailasnews.com/police-freeze-bank-account-of-detained-premium-times-journalist-samuel-ogundipe/

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EmagNig:
The Nigerian police, through the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on Tuesday froze the bank account of a Premium Times journalist Samuel Ogundipe who was recently arrested over 'negative' stories he writes about the force.

Accordding to a report by Premium Times, Mr Ogundipe was arrested at about 300 p.m. and driven from the SARS headquarters in Abuja to the IGP Monitoring Unit at Force Headquarters where he was made to write a statement concerning the source of a recent story he wrote.

He has declined giving his source as allowed by journalism ethics.

Mr Ogundipe’s salary account with Ecobank was frozen in an attempt to frustrate him. One of the police officers handling the investigation, Emmanuel Onyeneho, an inspector, was heard saying they had to freeze the account to incapacitate the reporter.

At the Force headquarters, where he was taken, a Deputy Commissioner of Police at the IGP Monitoring Unit, Sani Ahmadu, was heard directing lawyers to “rush to court” to obtain a warrant to detain Mr. Ogundipe.

They also repeatedly asked the journalist to disclose his source.

Mr Ogundipe has been taken back to the SARS headquarters in Abuja and is currently being detained there.

Apart from asking Mr Ogundipe to disclose his source, the police also accused the reporter, who covers the security sector, of publishing mainly negative stories about the police.

Mr Onyeneho told Mr Ogundipe that they believe the journalist had written more negative stories than positive stories about the police and they considered that a crime.

He said the journalist must disclose all his sources for his stories about the police, something Mr Ogundipe professionally declined.

Aside Mr Ogundipe, this newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Musikilu Mojeed, and its education correspondent, Azeezat Adedigba, were also briefly detained and harassed by the police at the SARS headquarters in Abuja.

https://lailasnews.com/police-freeze-bank-account-of-detained-premium-times-journalist-samuel-ogundipe/

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Tyrants at their best! Once upon a promising country!

The worst enemies of the Buhari administration are the people who see little or nothing wrong with it at all.

Think of it: history will remember this administration kindly ONLY for those positive actions it has taken so far in response to criticisms.

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Good or bad news?

SARS has been disbanded thanks to him and others. Now let him go as your unit does not exist anymore

Premium newspaper has been dinning with the devil lately

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My country. They said he has written more " Transmissions " than the positive things they have done. The police is insane for this.

Didn't realize Sars had the power to freeze an account without a court order.

Trying to force a journaist to give up his source.

Failed democracy. Bunch of jokers!

Donald Trump would've arrested and detained a whole lot of reporters if we are to go by this police logic.

If you've done something good, why are you then afraid?

Hope is on the way!

The one that wrote this particular news shall soon be arrested.

This is Nigeria......

This overzealous transmission IGP, let him not forget that is Osisi baba on the beat and not his dullard they toss to qnd fro. he shud be careful not to receive Daura treatment.

Like my lecturer do say that even at the point of death,as a journalist you are not trained to disclose your source of information........

How many journalists are in detention in this government

Buhari 'regime'.

Y'all be careful out there.

The clone is not joking.

The IGP should be told that the strength of a journalist lies in the ethics of the job, part of which is to protect his source(s) with his blood.

Punishing PM for Kemi's NYSC certificate saga. So next time they think twice before publishing anything that would harm this administration.

Pathetic.

But the rate at which fake news circulates these days is alarming. Hardly will you see a genuine news again. Many of the journalists have turnedthe institution to brown envelope journalism. Even many of them are here scouting for fake news up and down. Just see morning dailies, many contradicting stories up and down. Smh.

part of the job

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So sars have the right to be freezeing people bank acount..

Just imagine! This is pure harrasment and intimidation...... 'He publishes more of the police bad acts than the good acts' .... Nah lie before.... Say dia bad acts(especially in dis administration,no thanks to dia Oga) no increase before?!

SARS again?. The VP was right afterall
Kiss the truth!