(IJC/IFEX) – On 3 February 2000, ten journalists were questioned by a team of five military personnel from Signal barracks, Arakan cantonment, Lagos, for allegedly encroaching on a piece of land at Ajegunle, a Lagos suburb. The journalists were in the area to assess the damage done to the shanties built on the piece of […]
(IJC/IFEX) – On 3 February 2000, ten journalists were questioned by a team of five military personnel from Signal barracks, Arakan cantonment, Lagos, for allegedly encroaching on a piece of land at Ajegunle, a Lagos suburb.
The journalists were in the area to assess the damage done to the shanties built on the piece of land and the occupants. The team of military personnel, led by E.A. Ajobiewe, subsequently ordered the journalists to stop for questioning.
When the journalists explained their mission, Ajobiewe insisted that they did not have the right to visit the place or take photographs. He asked the journalists to follow him to the barracks, however the reporters declined. Ajobiewe then shouted at them: “You have to comply with this order, otherwise I won’t allow you to go.” The journalists were eventually taken to the army barracks and released following several hours of intense interrogation.
