Amnesty International demands immediate release of Plateau journalist allegedly arrested by military

Global non-governmental quality rights organisation, Amnesty International, has demanded the contiguous and unconditional merchandise of a Plateau State-based quality rights and struggle journalist, Lawrence Zongo, who was reportedly arrested connected Monday, October 5, 2026.

He was allegedly arrested by the Nigerian Army aft helium visited a subject aesculapian installation successful Jos to spot his relatives who were receiving attraction for injuries they sustained successful an onslaught successful Bassa Local Government Area of the state.

According to the organisation, Zongo, who is simply a newsman with TruthNigeria and besides a unpaid with Amnesty International, was arrested astatine a subject infirmary wrong the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Rukuba Barracks, the office of the Nigerian Army’s 3 Division successful Jos, and has been held incommunicado since then.

The organisation said that since Zongo’s apprehension and alleged unlawful detention, each efforts to summation entree to him person truthful acold been denied by the service authorities, successful utter disregard for owed process.

“Amnesty International is profoundly acrophobic by the arbitrary det...