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Nigeria Grants Bail To Detained Journalist

Nigeria Grants Bail To Detained Journalist

Dickson granting interview to journalists shortly after coming out of prison.

Kaduna (Nigeria) — Nigerian authorities have released a detained journalist Jacob Dickson on bail.

Two hundred thousand Naira (about 1000 USD) was paid to secure his release, while he awaits re-appearing in court on 28th of May. Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kaduna State Council while thanking government for…

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Nigerian Journalists Condemn Detention Of Colleague

Nigerian Journalists Condemn Detention Of Colleague

By Iliya Kure

Kaduna (Nigeria) – Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ) in Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria, has condemned the arrest and imprisonment of one of its members by Kaduna State Government, less than a week to the World Press Freedom Day.

“The state government went too far by sending our colleague straight to prison without proper arraignment. His arrest and subsequent detention in the prison…

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Detained Kaduna journalist, Jacob Dickson regains freedom after 7 days in prison

Detained Kaduna journalist, Jacob Dickson regains freedom after 7 days in prison

Detained Kaduna journalist, Jacob Dickson has finally regained his freedom after 7 days in prison. The embattled journalist who was detained on the order of the Kaduna State government, Nasir El- Rufai, was released on Thursday.

He, however, expressed gratitude to his colleagues and human rights organizations in the country for ensuring his release from custody.

Expressing his experience in…

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