IPC condemns police harassment of journalists in Delta

Our Reporter

THE International Press Centre (IPC) has condemned the harassment and unlawful detention of journalists by men of the Nigerian Police Force in Warri, Delta State.

Report by the Committee to Protect Journalists states that Matthew Omonigho (Daily Post Newspaper), Edeki Igafe (News Agency of Nigeria), Christopher Odamah (Delta Trumpet Newspaper), Onyekachukwu Meluwa (Punch Newspaper) and Francis Sadhere (Business Day Newspaper) were recently harassed and unlawfully detained over their professional connections with Cletus Opukeme, Publisher of Daily Watch news website.

In a statement, Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director, International Press Centre said the police should desist from harassing and unlawfully detaining journalists.