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Nigerian journalists attacked and threatened while covering Bayelsa and Kogi state elections
Abuja, November 19, 2019 -- Nigerian authorities should investigate and hold accountable those responsible for the harassment of journalists working to cover the November 16 gubernatorial and federal assembly elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today
Armed men threatened and harassed reporters, security forces barred journalists from entering electoral buildings, and demonstrators threw stones at reporters trying to cover the elections, according to news reports and journalists who spoke to CPJ.
Report Details
Report Type: | Physical Attack |
Location: | Kogi |
Victim: | Journalists covering Kogi and Bayelsa state election |
Affiliation: | Nigerian journalists attacked and threatened while covering Bayelsa and Kogi state elections |
Assailant: | state and non state actors |
Nigerian journalists attacked and threatened while covering Bayelsa and Kogi state elections
Abuja, November 19, 2019 -- Nigerian authorities should investigate and hold acc...
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