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12.06.2021 news BREAKING: FIJ Reporter Hides in a Toilet to Escape Police Arrest

Published 12th Jun, 2021

By Socrates Mbamalu

Gabriel Ogunjobi, a journalist with FIJ, was forced to hide inside a toilet to escape arrest by men of the Nigeria Police Force, who became violent towards protesters and journalists covering the June 12 protests on Saturday.

Ogunjobi was covering the protest when policemen started firing tear gas and arresting everyone in sight. To avoid the fate that befell his colleague Adeola Oladipupo, who was earlier arrested by policemen, Ogunjobi fled to a nearby toilet.

BREAKING: Police in Lagos Arrest FIJ Reporter Covering June 12 Protests

“I am now surrounded by the Police. I am hiding in a toilet at Ojota,” he said in a text. “I can hear the Police saying ‘arrest them’ as they shot tear gas at protesters and journalists.”

The Police had earlier in the morning arrested two teenagers and accused them of inflitrating journalists. Some minutes later, amidst shooting of teargas, the Police arrested Adeola Oladipupo, another FIJ journalist, but he was later released.

The police had earlier told journalists to leave the protest ground. When journalists asked where they should stay the, the Police failed to give any response.

The June 12 protests are against misgovernance by the Muhammadu Buhari administration. The protesters who turned up carrying placards and chanting solidarity songs have been met with force by security agents.

Published 12th Jun, 2021

By Socrates Mbamalu

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