Friday, December 23, 2011

Police Arrest Journalist’s Family Over Story On Suswam "PURE IMPUNITY"

INJUSTICE


Makurdi— Benue Police Command, Wednesday, raided the house of Mr. Henry Ibya, a Makurdi-based journalist, taking away his wife, child and 60-year old uncle over a story on Governor Gabriel Suswam’s wife, published in Wednesday’s edition of the Western Premier newspaper.
The story chronicled how the governor’s wife allegedly misappropriated N100 million meant for the celebration of an occasion tagged Celebrating the Benue woman.
It was learnt that the publication set the journalist on a collision path with the government, which ordered his arrest and prosecution. ... more article
Police arrest journalist family over a story on Suswam

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