A coalition of civil rights organisations, led by Citizens’ Gavel, has filed a lawsuit against the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, over what they describe as the growing trend of arbitrary arrests and harassment of journalists in Nigeria.
The lawsuit, jointly filed by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), the Human Rights Journalists Network (HRJN), and other stakeholders, seeks to challenge the alleged misuse of law enforcement agencies to intimidate journalists for publishing investigative reports and critical stories.
Senior Legal Analyst, Citizens’ Gavel, Sylvester Agih, in a statement, noted that the legal action became necessary following President Bola Tinubu’s failure to take concrete steps in addressing the arbitrary arrest of journalists.
The organizations said the failure of…
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