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Hired Thugs Assault
Four Journalists
On July 12, 2006 four journalists from three different media houses were
beaten up by the body guards of one Mr. Jacob Idowu, Chairman of the
National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Taxi Drivers’ Unit in
Akure, the Ondo State Capital, Southwestern Nigeria.
The journalists: Mr. Niyi Bello of The Guardian newspapers, Tope Okeowo of
The Comet newspapers, Soji Adeniyi and Yemi Fadeyibi both of the Nigerian
Tribune newspapers had trailed Mr. Jacob Idowu’s to his office to get his
own side in the crisis rocking the taxi drivers union when he ordered his
personal body guards to beat them up and in obedience to the order,
severely beat up the journalists.
Akure town was thrown into violent crisis due to demonstrations by
hundreds of taxi drivers in the town protesting alleged extortion by their
leadership. Armed hoodlums loyal to Mr. Idowu confronted the protesting
drivers.
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