Fish out, prosecute those who attacked our members – Ebonyi NUJ tells security agencies

The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ebonyi State Council, has called on  security agencies and the authorities authorities to food retired and prosecute those who attacked its members successful Ikwuato Idembia, Ezza South Local Government Area of the state.

Ten members of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists successful the state, were attacked connected their mode to screen the defection of Barrister Ifeanyi Nworie, who near the ruling All progressives congress, APC, for the absorption Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

In a communique issued astatine the extremity of its exigency gathering successful Abakaliki, and signed by the Chairman, Comrade Nwafor Samson, Secretary, Dr. Chinaza John, Comrade Chika Igwe, Comrade Okoro-Egwu Justin and Comrade Igiri Sylvia, the national implored information agencies to food retired and prosecute perpetrators of the dastardly enactment successful accordance with the law, to service arsenic a deterrent to others.

It emphasized that the information and information of journalists are captious to the endurance and maturation of democracy.

The national condemned the unprovoked onslaught connected the 10 journalists by the governmental thugs led by one Friday Agbom, who reportedly attempted to acceptable ablaze a branded NUJ autobus conveying the newsmen, and described the enactment arsenic barbaric.

NUJ expressed dismay that journalists carrying retired their lawful duties could beryllium targ...