Nigerian Police Arrest Newspaper Distributor in Place of Journalist in Hiding

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Nigerian Police Arrest Newspaper Distributor in Place of Journalist in Hiding

[CPJ] Abuja -- Authorities in Nigeria should immediately drop any criminal libel investigation into journalist Ifreke Nseowo or TheMail Newspaper and pay damages to the newspaper distributor whom they illegally detained to compel Nseowo to appear for questioning, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday.

Source: allAfrica.com

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