Security agencies behind most attacks on journalists in Nigeria — MRA report

Government officials responsible for 74% of attacks on journalists

Government officials are responsible for 74 percent of attacks on journalists in Nigeria, with the Nigeria Police Force .

Security agencies behind most attacks on journalists in Nigeria — MRA report

Security forces and government officials are responsible for most of the attacks, harassment, and intimidation faced by journalists in Nigeria, according

MRA Issues Report Highlighting Rampant Attacks On Journalists By Government Officials

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has released a report titled “When Protectors Become Predators: The State Against Freedom of Expression in Nigeria”, documenting a disturbing pattern of attacks, intimidat…

Are Nigerian Security Agencies Tools Of Oppression? Tough Against Ordinary Citizens, Weak Against Terrorists And Bandits

By Nonyerem Ibiam Esq. Functionalist theorists believe that security agencies perform vital functions to maintain social order, reduce crime, and promote cooperation in society. This perspective sees security agencies as necessary for a well-functioning society, much like other institutions, and as fulfilling roles such as crime prevention, upholding order, and delivering emergency and social services. Security agencies in many developed societi…

Media Rights Agenda Issues Report Highlighting Rampant Attacks on Journalists by Govt Officials

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today released a report titled “When Protectors Become Predators: The State Against Freedom of Expression in Nigeria”, documenting a disturbing pattern of attacks, intimidation, and harassment targeted at journalists and other media workers by security, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies, which are the very institutions that are supposed to protect them. The 129-page report, issued in commemoration of this year’…

Media Rights Agenda Issues Report Highlighting Rampant Attacks on Journalists by Government Officials - Security News Alert

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today released a report titled “When Protectors Become Predators: The State Against Freedom of Expression in Nigeria”, documenting a disturbing pattern of attacks, intimidation, and harassment targeted at journalists and other media workers by security, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies, which are the very institutions that are supposed to protect them. […] The post Media Rights Agenda Issues Report Highlightin…