Members of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Abia State on Thursday defied morning rain in Umuahia, the state capital to join their counterparts across the country to protest the incessant attacks and molestation of their colleagues by government agents and other members of the public
The protest, it was gathered was in line with a directive of the national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) who wishes to use the march to draw the attention of both government and the general public and to register the union’s displeasure over wanton killing of their members across the country.
The journalists made-up of staff of various media organizations marched round the state secretariat of NUJ in Umuahia located at No.1 Aba Road.
The protesters carried placards bearing different messages including, ” Kill Journalism, Kill Democracy”, “Enough is Enough, Journalism is not a Crime. We say No to Impunity against Media.”….
The Chairman of the state council, Mr. John Emejor in his speech recalled some instances where journalists in the state and country were killed, harassed, molested and beaten up by security operatives and the powers that be said that journalists in the state and the country at large deserved to be protected and given the enabling environment to carry out their official duties.
Emejor citing the recent demolition of Fresh FM (Music House) Ibadan, Oyo State, by the government lamented the destruction of the property.
Other speakers at the protest rally included former Director in Broadcasting Corporation of Abia, Mr. Ogbonnaya Iheaka, and a former broadcaster and retired Permanent Secretary in the state, Mr. Chimdi Oluoha.
In their separate speeches, they condemned the act of violence being meted to media professionals in the country, describing such acts as inimical to democracy.
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The State NUJ chairman later read the letter from the national secretariat to President Muhammadu Buhari, which was later dispatched to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu.
