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Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by NwekeUG(m): 1:23pm On Aug 18, 2020
Lawyer Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m (Photo)

IgbereTV reports that human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has sued the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; the Federal Government, and the National Broadcasting Commission for arbitrarily amending the Broadcast Code and hiking the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to N5m.

The NBC had threatened that any TV or radio station that allows elected officials to be insulted on its platform would be fined N5m or shut down.

Effiong in his supporting affidavit told the court that the actions of the NBC, the Minister of Information and the Federal Government had gravely affected his freedom of expression and that of broadcast stations, broadcasters and other Nigerian citizens who also appear as guests on radio and television stations to express critical views about the government and public officeholders.

The lawyer argued that “abusing” or “insulting” the government cannot be criminalised in a democracy.

The lawyer also asked the court to nullify and set aside the penalty of fines or other penalties imposed on broadcast stations by the NBC.

No date has been fixed for hearing of the suit.

https://igberetvnews.com/1361744/lawyer-sues-lai-mohammed-nbc-raising-hate-speech-fine-n500000-n5m-photo/

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by Turningmoon(f): 1:55pm On Aug 18, 2020
Good one.
Lai Mohammed has made more hate speech than ordinary Nigerians.

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by helinues: 2:03pm On Aug 18, 2020
grin
Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by Maxymilliano(m): 2:11pm On Aug 18, 2020
Good move by the lawyer.

The ladder the APC used to climb into government is hate speech, now it has been migrated into a criminal offense with a 500m penalty.

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by Luckydubby7(m): 3:36pm On Aug 18, 2020
Is there any single thing Nigerians benefited from this apc government since they assumed power 2015? Na them increased fuel, increased electricity tariff, increased vat, introduced stamp duty, conducted the most violence elections(osun, kano, Kogi, etc, they brought difference kind of killers groups, to mention but a few.

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by orunto27: 5:39pm On Aug 18, 2020
It should not be more than N5000

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by Flexherbal(m): 6:37pm On Aug 18, 2020
IgbereTV reports that human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has sued the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; the Federal Government, and the National Broadcasting Commission for arbitrarily amending the Broadcast Code and hiking the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to N5m.

Nigeria matter hard ooo!

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by GboyegaD(m): 7:22pm On Aug 18, 2020
It isbtime we use the law to reduce the tyranny of this present government.

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by PureGoldh(m): 7:23pm On Aug 18, 2020
Oil dey pon the lawyer's head.

9ja government don't know anything about human rights....all they know is to dey talk talk anyhow (clueless set of people)

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by Lexusgs430: 7:24pm On Aug 18, 2020
It's about time........

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by DigitalyYours: 7:24pm On Aug 18, 2020
Lol....

Ironically, they will charge him the N5m. Because sueing and protest is hate speech to this government

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by amiibaby(f): 7:24pm On Aug 18, 2020
Good move

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by Finnese001: 7:24pm On Aug 18, 2020
Ok
Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by IntellectOzone(m): 7:24pm On Aug 18, 2020
Good
Hopes it comes out positive

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by Kobicove(m): 7:24pm On Aug 18, 2020
Attention seeker...

Better keep quiet and go and enjoy the "Change" you voted for undecided

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by Blackpromise(m): 7:25pm On Aug 18, 2020
The country is already filled with hate!

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by Austineva(m): 7:25pm On Aug 18, 2020
Good for them grin grin. Zombies right now

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by mayklef(m): 7:25pm On Aug 18, 2020
even d animals are not allowed to talk or complain....worst zoo ever

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by Sunnycliff(m): 7:26pm On Aug 18, 2020
Gagging the freedom of speech is the most brazen form of tyranny. How much is hate speech in America against Trump? How many did he arrest?

Thunder fire them

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by overseer1(m): 7:26pm On Aug 18, 2020
The Lawyer wants to trend.

Behold his name is everywhere now

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by overseer1(m): 7:27pm On Aug 18, 2020
Smells foul play
Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by Commentor: 7:27pm On Aug 18, 2020
Waste of time.

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by Baawaa(m): 7:27pm On Aug 18, 2020
The lawyer is less busy

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by Sacchi1162(m): 7:28pm On Aug 18, 2020
The only proof that we're in a democracy setting is the periodic elections and that's all... No freedom of speech, association, expression even religious belief sef

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by IamWonderful: 7:29pm On Aug 18, 2020
Effort in futility
Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by lexy2014: 7:31pm On Aug 18, 2020
NwekeUG:


https://igberetvnews.com/1361744/lawyer-sues-lai-mohammed-nbc-raising-hate-speech-fine-n500000-n5m-photo/

It was issues like this that civil& human rights activitists fought for in time past especially during d military era. D likes of ayo obe, femi falana, d late gani fawehimi, d late bamidele aturu, olisa agbakogba, wole soyinka and even festus keyamo. For some strange reasons, there has been a defeaning silence as if we no longer have a civil & human rights community any more

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Re: Inibehe Sues Lai Mohammed, NBC For Raising Hate Speech Fine From N500,000 To N5m by goshen26: 7:31pm On Aug 18, 2020
It is well


I can still remember vividly when Lai Muhammed was the PRO of APC



Jonathan is really a gentleman

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