₦airaland Forum

HiztoryBox:
https://www.hiztorybox.com.ng/sowore-and-5-notable-nigerians-charged-with-treason-since-1963/

HiztoryBox:
https://www.hiztorybox.com.ng/sowore-and-5-notable-nigerians-charged-with-treason-since-1963/

We look into the cases of 7 other Nigerian Journalists alongside with Agba Jalingo from 1947 till date; with regards to FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION and charges of Treasons meted against them.

Chief Anthony Eromosele Enahoro

He came into the limelight in 1944 when he was made editor of the Southern Nigerian Defender at the age of twenty one, becoming the youngest newspaper editor in the history of Nigeria. He was actively involved into the world of Nigeria journalism till he was sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment on charges of felony and treason in September 1963 when the leadership of his party, Action Group in 1962; was accused of plotting a coup against the federal government and threatened with detention. Although severally, he has been detained by Federal Government of Nigeria since 1945 as a journalist on different charges.

Kunle Ajibade

In 1995,Kunle Ajibade was arrest and charged for treason under the administration of Late General Sani Abacha for having his name appeared on a story titled “Not Guilty – Army Panel Clears Coup Suspects.” by the newspaper house “TheNews” where he worked as an editor. He was charged for ‘publishing materials which could obstruct the work of the coup plotters tribunal’ and for ‘misleading the public’. The crime was being “‘as an accessary after the fact of treason” and the punishment was life in prison. It was the first time journalists would be tried (and convicted) with coup plotters in the country.


George Mbah of Tell Magazine

On May 5, 1995, barely 18 months after he came out of the hospital after surviving a deadly motor accident from one of his trip to interview one of the running mate of 1992 Presidential Election. George was arrested in the Lagos premises of Tell magazine by soldiers from the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) alongside with other jounalists.Althouugh there were no definite reason for his arrest except for the coup plot against the then military regime. On August 1995,He bagged 15 years Jail term alongside with Kunle Ajibade

Chris Anyanwu of The Sunday Magazine

Christiana “Chris” Anyanwu MFR (born 28 October 1951) is a Nigerian journalist, publisher, author, and politician. She was imprisoned from 1995 to 1998 for treason after reporting on a failed coup d’état against the government of Sani Abacha. In May 1995,Anyanwu was arrested following the publication of a story about a failed coup d’état against the government of Sani Abacha, whom she had refused to endorse as president. She was sentence to life imprisonment by the then life military regime; but after much pressure from international community, it was reduced to 15 years. Following the death of Gen SANI Abachi,She was release by the administration of General Abdulsalam Abubakar on health ground.

Ben Obi of the Weekend Classique was also arrested alongside with George Mbah, Chris Anyanwu, Kunle Ajibade.


6. Omoyele Sowore is a Nigeria journalist and also 2019 presidential candidate for African Action Congress. On Aug 4, 2019 was arrested on the charges of treason for planning revolution protest in Nigeria. Later,he was granted bail today after several denial on the whooping amount of 100millions Naira and other requirements.

[b]Agba Jalingo[/b]is the publisher of Cross River Watch and he is currently facing charges of terrorism, treasonable felony and attempt to topple the Cross River State government. Although he pleaded “Not Guilty” for the charges against him. Until the very time of filing this report, he was denied bail today after attempt by his legal team.

There have been several campaigns going on with the regards to unlawful arrest of Mr Agba Jalingo.

GuestLog:
I don't trust Nigerian fact findings. No one travelled round the world to verify facts. A local Chief sits in his palace and named his pet oldest in the world for the sake of clout.

Please spare me the charade.

GuestLog:

Oldest?
Who verified that fact?

I used to know a tortoise in Kano zoo that looked bigger than this. It was aged around 400 years old.

DaniDani:
what's the purpose of the trekking?

hisexcellency34:
Who cares

OluwabuqqyYOLO:
Tapa is the same with Nupe, predominantly found in Niger state. Hard to describe without the use of pejorative adjectives, so I'll be skipping that.

Osagyefo98:
I don't need you to believe it.

That's the fact and the truth.

Osagyefo98:
Oh colonialism was much better and no need for Nigeria in the first place.

izombie:
You mean they destroyed nigeria by chasing the white man away.

Osagyefo98:
Ahmadu Bello is a terrorist.

ccffwx:
Nnamdi not Namdi

Tolexander:
Our greed?

How?

NaijaRoyalty:
The great Zik of Africa .

Man of integrity unlike the criminal and back stabbing Obafemi Awolowo .

Zik was never interested in becoming the president ...
All he wanted was a better Nigeria and He achieved that during his time before the likes of Buhari came on board and destroyed everything our founding fathers (excluding Awolowo) worked for.

Tolexander:
If these people had known and foreseen the fate that will befall Nigeria after the independence, they wouldn’t be happy, they would be crying

selemempe:
The time the UK handed over the country to two uneducated abokìs over very educated southerners...just to laugh at the misfortunes that would be called Nigeria's future

MASTERCHIEF0847:
The time Nigeria had the potential to be a great nation. Today at 59 Nigeria is a joke.

Kingpee2:
The very day our ignorance and stupidity began.

olasaad:
Late Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Barrister- Democracy, Questionnaire etc.

Racoon:
Nigeria My Beloved Country – Funmi Adams. This was my favourite when I was in primary school but passion for Nigeria today have been bastardized by the unfortunate cascade of political events.