NAOSRE Condemns Journalists’ Harassments At Endsars Protests

NAOSRE Condemns Journalists’ Harassments At Endsars Protests

NAOSRE Condemns Journalists’ Harassments At Endsars Protests

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To commemorate the first anniversary of the EndSARS protest, where Nigerian youths took to the streets in some parts of the country to protest against the now-disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS), a unit of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), youths across the country planned a series of activities, including protests at some strategic to remember those that were allegedly killed.

The National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, has bemoaned the harassment of journalists on Wednesday by men of the Nigeria Police Force while stopping them to discharge their duties effectively and efficiently at the protest.

In a statement he personally signed, NAOSRE President, Comrade Femi Oyewale, kicked against Police officers creating an environment where journalists would be afraid to work and discharge their duties.

According to the Oyewale, “It has come to our notice that journalists were arrested and harrased while discharging their duties.