ECOWAS Court Sets May 19 To Hear Suit Compelling Nigerian Government to Investigate Killing Of 11 Journalists

The regional court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sitting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital has fixed Friday, May 19, 2023, for hearing in a suit seeking to compel the Federal Government to properly investigate the unresolved killings of 11 journalists over 20 years while discharging their duties. The suit filed by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) also sought an order of the court compelling the government of Nigeria to identify and prosecute their killers.

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