ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS RALLY: STOP IMPUNITY AGAINST JOURNALISTS

‘We regret that in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous  country, journalists take great personal and professional risks to collect, process and disseminate news and information to over 100 million citizens in 36 States and the FCT and beyond’

‘But sadly, being a journalist today can often be a deadly pursuit, particularly for those covering conflict and other dangerous assignments. Conflict areas and post-conflict areas are predominantly dangerous environments for journalists’,the statement said.

The union scribe also noted that, other dangerous assignments include investigation of corruption cases, coverage of political activities and elections,adding that,the number of journalists that suffer various acts of impunity across the country and attacks on media equipment and facilities daily is on the increase and this poses great danger to democracy.

‘We particularly appeal  to  the Federal Government and all States of the Federation, to take effective measures for better protection of journalists in their assignments’, the union emphasized in the statement.