The International Press Center, (IPC) has expressed concern over the continued detention of Ex-Daily Trust Editor, Dan-Halilu, by operatives of the Department of State Services.
Halilu, a former Politics Editor at Daily Trust newspaper was arrested by the Department for Security Service (DSS) in Kaduna State for allegedly supporting the activities of #RevolutionNow in a Facebook post.
Director of IPC, Lanre Arogundade, in a statement, signed by Program Officer/Safety Alert Desk Officer, Melody Akinjiyan, denounced the arrest and noted that the continued detention without trial by the security operatives was illegal and unconstitutional, thereby violating his right to freedom of expression and personal liberty guaranteed by Section 34, 35, 39 and 41 of the constitution and Article 5, 6 and 12 of the African Charter on Human and peoples’ Right Act.
“The recurring developments underscore the remarkable fact that even after twenty years of ceaseless democracy, the government can still create subtle censorships to muzzle journalists and other independent voices at the faintest criticism” Mr Arogundade lamented.
“IPC therefore demands that all charges be dropped against all journalists arrested, detained and charged over the protest,” the statement added.
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