Al Jazeera Journalists Sue Nigerian Army

Two journalists, Ahmed Idris and Ali Mustapha, working for foreign news channel, Al-Jazeera, have sued the Nigerian army and its chief, Kenneth Minimah for violation of their rights, after spending 10 days under arrest in their hotel room in the run-up to the presidential election.

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