The International Press Centre (IPC) has condemned the continuous attack on journalists by security men at the Kogi State Government House.
The Director of IPC, Mr Lanre Arogundade, in a statement on Friday, October 13, 2017, described the assault on journalists by security men attached to the state government house as a great concern to the press and all its stakeholders.
He said, “Only three weeks ago, Mr Segun Salami of Channels Television was reportedly beaten up, dragged on the floor and locked up in the government house cell. This calls for serious concern and attention by all concerned parties.”
The IPC urged the state governor and the Commissioner of Police to immediately probe the growing trend of attack on journalists within the premises of the state house and take necessary actions against the erring security personnel, in order to forestall a re-occurrence.
According to news report, for the second time in one month, the state government house security men on October 11, 2017, allegedly brutalised Mr Wale Odunsi, an editor with Daily Post (online publication), who was in the state on invitation of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Mr James Minister.
