By Timothy Omobude
The International Press Center, Lagos have demands the immediate release of Kufre Carter, a sports presenter with XL 106.9 FM in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
According to a report by Secret reporters dated April 28, 2020, Kufre Carter is being detained by the Department of State Security over a leaked telephone conversation he had with a medical doctor on the method deployed by the Akwa Ibom state government in handling the spread of dreaded Covid-19 pandemic in the state.
Director of IPC, Mr Lanre Arogundade, in a Statement said Carter detention is a gross violation of his rights, the Nigerian laws and all democratic tenets.
“The recurring developments underscore the remarkable fact that even after twenty years of ceaseless democracy, the government can still create subtle censorships to muzzle journalists and other independent voices at the faintest criticism”
IPC demands unconditional release of the detained journalist and ‘an end to all forms of impunity against the media.’
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