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The number of journalists murdered in retaliation for their work more than doubled in 2020, as criminal gangs and militant groups targeted reporters working in violent but democratic nations.
According to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) published on December 22 by its deputy director, Jennifer Dunham, the number of journalists killed in relation to their work has doubled in the year 2020.
The numbers are worrying and it is clear that even in Nigeria, journalists are not safe.
The co-founder of the Centre Against Brutality and for Safety of Journalists in Africa (CAPSOJA), Barrister Ugochukwu Ezekiel, stated that at least five journalists were killed in Nigeria this year, while many suffered injuries.
The numbers are worrying and it is clear that even in Nigeria, journalists are not safe.
The co-founder of the Centre Against Brutality and for Safety of Journalists in Africa (CAPSOJA), Barrister Ugochukwu Ezekiel, stated that at least four journalists were killed in Nigeria this year, while many suffered injuries.
The timeline of deaths
In January, Alex Ogbu, an editor with Regent Africa, was killed by the police during a protest by members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) in Abuja.
In the same month, Maxwell Nashan of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria was found bound, gagged and hacked to death in Yola, Adamawa State.