Amnesty condemns four-year jail sentence for Kaduna journalist Farida Isiak

Amnesty International has condemned the arrest, detention and four-year situation condemnation handed to 23-year-old writer Farida Isiak successful Kaduna State, describing the lawsuit arsenic vindictive and an effort to soundlessness property freedom.

The organisation said the journalist’s apprehension and consequent sentencing were linked to her effort to exposure alleged constabulary misconduct involving her parents.

Isiak, a newsman with Nagarta Radio successful Kaduna, was reportedly arrested astatine astir 10pm connected Monday, October 20, by constabulary officers nether the bid of the Divisional Police Officer of Mararaban Jos, Usman Adamu.

According to Amnesty International, the incidental began with a disagreement betwixt Isiak’s parent and a neighbour implicit a ₦100 alteration during a charcoal sale.

The organisation alleged that constabulary officers initially arrested her parent and aboriginal detained her begetter erstwhile helium went to question her release, utilizing their detention to compel the writer to study to the constabulary station.

When Isiak arrived, officers allegedly accused her of defamation implicit a Facebook station criticising their attraction of her parents.

Amnesty International said she deleted the station and apologised successful an effort to unafraid her parents’ release, but the constabulary alle...