The family of Kufre Carter, a sports reporter detained in the facility of the State Security Service (SSS), Akwa Ibom state, has been prevented from seeing him, his lawyer has said.
Mr Carter, a sports reporter with a local radio station, XL 106.9 FM, Uyo, was arrested by the SSS on April 27 and charged with defamation for "castigating" the Commissioner for Health in Akwa Ibom state, Dominic Ukpong, over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the state.
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