CITAD demands prosecution of police officers over alleged assault on journalist in Bauchi

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called for the contiguous prosecution of constabulary officers who allegedly assaulted a writer successful Bauchi State during the Eid Durbar celebration.

This was contained successful a connection signed by Y.Z. Ya’u, Executive Director of CITAD, connected Monday.

According to CITAD, Albarka Radio newsman Mohammed Adamu was attacked portion covering the lawsuit successful Bununu, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area.

The battle reportedly occurred contempt Adamu identifying himself arsenic a writer and attempting to entree the designated media area.

“Mr Adamu was beaten by aggregate officers, resulting successful injuries to his caput and forcing him to question aesculapian attention,” the connection revealed.

CITAD described the incidental arsenic a sedate usurpation of property state and a nonstop onslaught connected the rights of journalists successful Nigeria.

The organisation stressed that journalists play a captious relation successful informing the nationalist and holding authorities to account, and that immoderate effort to intimidate oregon harm them undermines antiauthoritarian governance and the regularisation of law.

“This incidental is not...