A Vanguard reporter, Mr Emmanuel Elebeke on Thursday got the beating of his life at the premises of Court 2 of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja when officers of the Nigerian Prisons Service from Kuje prison descended on him for taking a photograph of six suspects standing trial for the murder of a certain Anthony Eze.
Trouble started at about 2pm when Mr Elebeke took a snapshot of the murder suspects as they were being handcuffed by the prison officers.
The angry prison officers aided by the accused persons' relations were said to have descended on the journalist when he refused to hand over his camera to them.
Following severe beatings with boots and gun butts, the prison officers succeeded in seizing the camera from Elebeke before zooming off in their bus marked
PS 635 A01.
Reacting to the incident, the Abuja chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ vowed to see that the offending prison officers were brought to justice.
“It is totally unacceptable to us as a union and the profession of journalism. Such an act cannot be tolerated in a society where we all call for social justice.
“We as a union will investigate the case in full and make sure that the perpetrators are brought to justice. We will do everything within our power to ensure that this does not repeat itself,” said Abuja NUJ Chairman, Mr Paul Ella.
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