Nigeria: Akpabio Orders Arrest of NGO Officials

10 September 2010

Abuja — Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State has ordered the arrest of officials of Child Rights and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN), an NGO based in Eket.

Akpabio gave this order in a phone-in programme on the state radio in Uyo yesterday while reacting to a news report by Cable News Network (CNN).

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