(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted Media Rights Agenda (MRA), a frontline civil society group, permission to sue the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami over failure to make regulations for the implementation of Anti-Torture Act. MRA had approached the court seeking an
A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an application seeking to force the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami
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Media Rights Group Asks IGP To Arrest, Prosecute Policemen Who Assaulted Guardian Reporter
Consistent failure of police authorities and the Nigerian government to hold such police personnel accountable was evidently responsible for the noticeable spike in such cases.
by Saharareporters, New York
Mar 02, 2021
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to order the arrest and prosecution of the policemen who assaulted and tortured a Guardian Newspaper reporter, Eniola Daniel.
An unidentified officer, who was a member of a team led by Shola Jejeloye, dehumanised Daniel on Sunday while the latter was covering the demolition of the shops along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway in Lagos.