DSS Invites Campus Journalist For Publishing Content On Sowore, School Demotes Supervising Lecturer

The Department of State Services has invited editor of a campus newspaper at Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Ogun State, Ayoola Babalola, for interrogation over the publication of certain contents on Omoyele Sowore.

The campus newspaper had recently published articles demanding good governance and obedience to rule of law in Nigeria.

Some of the articles published include:

'Will EFCC investigate Chief Bola Tinubu?',

'Sowore: An equal opportunity offender', and

'President Buhari does not believe in Nigeria'.

Rector of the polytechnic, Mr I.K. Oyeyinka, who describes himself a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, said the institution was apologetic to the APC, adding that the published items was against the interest of the party.

Oyeyinka went ahead to demote the supervising lecturer of the campus newspaper, Mrs Salami O. A, who subsequently resigned from the school.

“I have sacked the lecturer in charge, the paper sounds like anti-APC.

“Reporting Sowore’s story and writing against Tinubu, this is an APC school and I’m an APC member.

“Before they sack me, I will sack her first," the rector was quoted to have said according to CampusNewstrackerNG.

While many thought the issue had died out, the DSS on Sunday called Babalola, asking him to make himself available at the Remo North Office for interrogation on the matter.

Babalola, who is now a graduate of the institution, posted the invitation on his Facebook page.

He wrote, “I was just phoned by the Director of SSS, Remo North, he requested for an interview/interrogation tomorrow.”

http://saharareporters.com/2019/12/30/dss-invites-campus-journalist-publishing-content-sowore-school-demotes-supervising

Why?

Illiterates with cultist based thinking. This is an APC school, I won't tolerate any criticism against APC. Since when did criticisms becomes so unacceptable in any democracy. These folks with their cultists based thinking will never understand the difference between a democracy and a cult.

What’s the publication about and what are the contents?
Scurrilous attempt to gag the people should be discouraged in its entirety.

What do you expect from a country where pointing out what the leaders doese wrong is a crime and deserve capital punishment?

OMG. this is sickening.
Have we gone this low?

The Rector asslicker doesn't want to lose his job, its sad The supervisory team now facing DSS threats, the Journalist himself already arrested, is this democracy or Babylon?

Na wa oooo.
Nigeria....
This is becoming sickening.
APC came into power riding on this very horse they seem to hang until it dies.
Our leaders are becoming more terrible every day.

Apc has taken their rotten politics into our higher institutions

Just an interview invitation. DSS mandated to protect Nigerian citizens from all enemies foreign and domestic.

Guy is about to get famous!

The Rector tho.

Another scape goat

Reporting Sowore’s story and writing against Tinubu, this is an APC school and I’m an APC member.

“I have sacked the lecturer in charge, the paper sounds like anti-APC

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Before they sack me, I will sack her first," the rector was quoted to have said according to CampusNewstrackerNG.

Mehn, this kwantiri Sha!!!

E don dey happen ooh

Okay then

Funny you demote a lecturer because you assume he is anti your party. Una no dey try o.

Social media bill never land, e be like this, that means if peraventure it is passed, that means,
"Goodmorning PDP" would warrant an invitation by DSS

I thought DSS was a Nigerian equivalent of FBI, FBI I know goes after domestic terrorism and major interstate crime syndicates not to be used by a local politician to settle scores with a university journalist

I want Tinubu to be investigated. I am not a good fan of PMB. However, one would need to read the contents to know if the arrest is justified or not. Some of the titles up there are not any bit tactful. That's not journalism but partisanship.

Journalism is not about publicising your opinion on papers that are supposedly meant to be neutral. However, a good writer can always express his opinion either by tactfully presenting it as a reflection of other people's take or galvanizing it with empirical information such that his message would be received without creating room for any harassment.

"President Buhari does not believe in Nigeria" is a terrible title that appears far more opinionated than factual; this is regardless of how true it may be. A better title would have been "Presidents Buhari's loopsided appointments cast a shadow of doubt on his one-Nigeria mantra". Here, the number of Northerners heading different MDAs could serve as the backing empirical evidence. Besides, this title comes off as an expression of doubt and not a statement of fact thus protecting the writer. Another better title would be "President Buhari does not believe in Nigeria - Internet users". Here the writer would be presenting his case as an opinion of others and could easily fetch numerous online posts to back it up if push comes to shove.

Journalism requires tact and mind games. The students may not have these skills yet but the supervising lecturer whom I suppose is from the department of Mass Communication should have known better.

Poor guys...

The call of DSS is the beginning of wisdom but on a serious note, are we going to sit and fold our arms and watch these people drag this country to oblivion?
For their mind dem dey run country be that o

Some hungry touts here would justify this action taken by the SSS, which has turned itself into the security wing of the APC

This is a good development.... Kudos to the Rector for making use of his brain.....

You don't open your mouth to spew thrash against the government that's trying hard to bring sanity and development to our society just because you're a campus journalist or lecturer

God bless PMB

God bless Nigeria.

Sometime ago I got rejected by a certain girl because of pimples all over my face.yesterday she saw me driving and she was like wow,your pimples look so is SEXY .my people, is there anything like sexy pimples

Tell them thank you.
Thousands of students this year have died due to cult related activities. You have not invited VC, you have not invited campus security.Useless government.

Who made this one a rector! What a shame! When a citadel of knowledge becomes gaaged by politicians

aimuan:
Sometime ago I got rejected by a certain girl because of pimples all over my face.yesterday she saw me driving and she was like wow,your pimples look so is SEXY .my people, is there anything like sexy pimples

Carry this nonsense to Facebook