Abductions, detentions: Echoes of Abacha-era media clampdown resound under Tinubu
The wave of abduction of journalists that continues to grow under a so-called democratic government has no doubt become a point of concern
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The wave of abduction of journalists that continues to grow under a so-called democratic government has no doubt become a point of concern
Media groups and civil societies have called for the amendment Cybercrime Act Prohibition and Prevention Act 2015 following the continued abuse of its application by the Nigerian police and corrupt politicians. The stakeholders made the call on Wednesday at the Senate building of the National Assembly following a public hearing on a Bill to amend Cybercrime Act Prohibition and Prevention Act 2015 organised by the joint Senate Committee on ICT and Cybersecurity.
If they are found guilty, Aiyelabegan Babatunde AbdulRazaq and Oluwatoyin Luqman Bolakale face the prospect of a jail sentence and a fine under the Cybercrimes Act.
On 11 September, police officers detained AbdulRazaq and Bolakale, publishers of the independent news websites Just Event Online and The Satcom Media respectively.
Two Kwara-based journalists, Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan, publisher of Just Event Online and Oluwatoyin Lukman of Satcom Media have been released by the police after spending no fewer than 10 days in detention. The journalists were detained for allegedly inciting rifts among loyalists and officials of the state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq.