See journalists as allies, not enemies – Mojeed Musikilu tells Nigeria Police

President of the International Press Institute Nigeria, Mojeed Musikilu, has called connected the Nigeria Police to spot journalists arsenic allies during elections and not enemies.

Musikilu made the telephone connected Thursday erstwhile helium appeared arsenic a impermanent successful an interrogation connected Arise Television, lamenting the complaint of attacks connected journalists during elections.

He questioned wherefore the constabulary should proceed to usage the cybercrime instrumentality against journalists for doing their morganatic law duties.

“The complaint of attacks connected journalists is precocious during elections. The constabulary indispensable spot journalists arsenic allies

“The media is simply a captious instauration successful a antiauthoritarian setting. Recent years person seen journalists harassed, detained, assaulted, and adjacent changeable portion performing their duties.

“This led to the erstwhile Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, being placed connected an infamy database for failing to code these issues.

“An aboriginal informing is present being issued to his successor, particularly with upcoming elections, arsenic attacks connected journalists thin to summation during these periods.

“It is important for authorities to presumption journalists arsenic allies successful nationalist development, arsenic journalism is not a crime, nor are journalists enemies oregon criminals,” helium said.

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