Nigerian Journalist Detained for Writing 'Offensive' Story Against SSS - NUJ

7 December 2016

The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Kogi council, has dragged the State Security Service, SSS, to a Federal High Court, Lokoja, over 'unlawful' arrest and continued detention of its member, Friday Ogungbemi.

Mr. Ogungbemi, a Lokoja-based journalist and publisher, was arrested and detained by the SSS, also called DSS, on November 30 over alleged offensive publication in the November 23 - December 15, 2016 edition of the Policy and Lawmakers magazine.

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