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Political Thugs Attack
Journalists at Press briefing
On December 7, 2007, armed
bandits suspected to be political thugs loyal to a faction of a party
invaded the Conference Hall of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ)
in Yola, Adamawa State, Northeast Nigeria during a news conference
beating and injuring people indiscriminately and vandalizing the NUJ’s
property.
The thugs arrived the
NUJ Centre in three mini buses mid-way into a briefing being addressed
by representatives of sons and daughters of Yola South under the aegis
of concerned citizens of Yola South on their resolve to pass a vote of
no confidence on their representative and to initiate a process for his
recall.
Armed with dangerous
weapons and cans of Premium Motor Spirit with the intention to burn down
the NUJ secretariat, they beat up people perceived to be political
opponents as well as reporters, stabbed others with knives and broken
bottles and vandalized scores of vehicles belonging to their opponents
and various property belonging to the NUJ. They also dispossessed
journalists of their working tools, mobile telephone handsets and other
communication equipment.
The police however
arrived the scene before the thugs could set NUJ Building ablaze and
arrested some of them. |
