State security officers in Imo state beat Wale Oluoko, a correspondent for Radio Nigeria, was beaten into a comatose state. Oluoko was apparently targeted for his ‘negative coverage’ of Imo state officials during a protest in Owerri in which visually impaired youths called for their inclusion in government welfare packages. (allafrica.com) Read more.
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Nigerian police beat reporter into coma
State security officers in Imo state beat Wale Oluoko, a correspondent for Radio Nigeria, was beaten into a comatose state. Oluoko was apparently targeted for his ‘negative coverage’ of Imo […]
21 Sep 2009
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