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CSOs ask NHRC, USA to prevail on C/River govt over alleged detention of 2 journalists

CSOs ask NHRC, USA to prevail on C/River govt over alleged detention of 2 journalists

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja

Civil Society Organisations, Monday, called on National Human Rights Commission, NHRC and the United States of America, USA, to prevail on the Cross River State Government over the detention of two journalists, Agba Jalingo and Joseph Odok.

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This was contained in a petition signed by the Convener, Concerned Nigerians, CN, Prince Deji Adeyanju; Convener, Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution, CDNDC, Ariyo-Dare Atoye; and Convener, Free Nigeria Movement, FNM, Adebayo Raphael, to the Executive Secretary, NHRC, and Ambassador to the United States of America to Nigeria titled, ‘Persecution, Illegal Arrests and Illegal Detention of Activists and Journalists by the Governor of Cross Rivers State’ and ‘Call for Visa Ban on Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade’ respectively.


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