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Coalition asks Police to stop using Cybercrime Act to harass journalists
The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom, CWPPF, have called on the Inspector General of Police to ensure that the Cybercrime Act, 2015, ceases to be a weapon used for the harassment and arbitrary detainment of journalists and media workers.
The coalition made the call on Saturday while reacting to the reported arrest and continued detention of Mr Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), for alleged violation of the Cybercrime Act by the Nigeria Police.
In a statement signed by the Deputy Director, Centre for Journalism Innovation Development, CJID, Busola Ajibola, the coalition lamented that the family of the journalist only found out on Friday, May 3, 2024, that he is being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti in Lagos.
Condemning the arrest, the coalition noted that the arrest and continued detention of Ojukwu is not only a violation of his fundamental human rights but also an assault on press freedom.
“We call on the Nigerian police to immediately release Mr Daniel Ojukwu and follow legal procedures to engage him,” the coalition stressed.
The statement added: “We also call on the Inspector General of Police to ensure that the Cybercrime act 2015 ceases to be a weapon used in the harassment and arbitrarily detainment of journalists and media workers.
“We make this call based on past instances where the Cybercrime law has been used to criminalise journalism, harass and detain them.
“Journalism plays a critical role in democracy, and such actions are bound to undermine its core principles.”
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has claimed that he did not offend President Bola Tinubu.
Aminu Tambuwal, former governor of Sokoto State, is currently being quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Abuja.
The Cable reports that Tambuwal, a former governor and currently a serving senator, is in detention over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals to the tune of N189 billion.
The development comes after the African Democratic Congress, ADC, alleged that EFCC was carrying out selective investigations targeting opposition politicians.
In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party claimed that recent EFCC summons to senior members of the opposition coalition were politically motivated and linked to their political affiliations.
According to ADC, some of the cases being pursued are not based on new evidence but involve reopening files from past years.
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BREAKING: Nigerian Senator Ibrahim Musa Kontagora D1es After Abuja Hospital Denies Surgery Over $15,000 Bill
In a devastating turn of events that’s igniting outrage across the nation, Senator Ibrahim Musa Kontagora has sadly passed away after a private hospital in Abuja allegedly refused to perform a crucial surgery due to his inability to pay a $15,000 (around ₦23 million) medical bill upfront.
The former senator was in dire need of a life-saving operation, but reports indicate that the medical team wouldn’t move forward without full payment — even in his critical state. Just moments later, he was pronounced dead.
This heartbreaking incident has reignited a national conversation about:
The failing state of Nigeria’s healthcare system, the ruthless commercialization of essential medical care
The growing divide between the political elite and the struggling masses
Despite being a former senator, Kontagora became yet another casualty of a system that views healthcare as a luxury rather than a fundamental right.
Critics are demanding immediate reform and asking:
“If a senator can be left to die over a bill, what hope do ordinary Nigerians have?”
Nigerians deserve answers; they deserve better.
They deserve a healthcare system that prioritizes life over profit.
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