Media Rights Agenda asks Nigeria's inspector general of police to stop public officials and powerful individuals from taking punitive actions against critical journalists.
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A group, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the inspector-general of police (IGP), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to end the growing trend of public officials and
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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun to investigate the pattern of police abuse of their powers to silence and punish journalists and media organizations carrying out their constitutionally assigned duties. The group lamented the growing trend of public officials and other powerful individuals using the police to silence and punish journalists who publish negative reports about them. It added that the police have become a tool in the hands of such people to shield themselves from scrutiny.