Immigration Officers Accused Of Assaulting Journalists In Ibadan

Immigration Officers Accused Of Assaulting Journalists In Ibadan

Journalists in Oyo State have alleged that immigration officers assaulted them during an incident in Ibadan. The incident reportedly occurred shortly after an official from the Oyo State Road Transport Management Agency (OYRTMA) was arrested for apprehending an immigration officer who violated traffic rules……READ ALSO FG Threatens To Prosecute Nigerians Bribing Immigration Officers For Passports

According to reports, the immigration officers retaliated by arresting the OYRTMA official, stripping him naked, and detaining him at their Zone F headquarters on Old Ife Road in Ibadan. Subsequently, the officers turned their aggression towards journalists who were present to report on the situation.

Journalist Seun Falomo, a cameraman with Galaxy Television, was among those assaulted. Falomo resisted attempts by the immigration officers to seize his camera, resulting in him being pushed to the ground and threatened at gunpoint. However, he was eventually saved by his colleagues and members of the public.

This incident follows a similar one in which operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) assaulted a journalist in the state just days earlier.

Ademola Babalola, Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Oyo state, expressed concern over the incident, urging journalists to be cautious of overzealous security operatives.

Efforts to obtain a reaction from the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Oyo State command, Olufemi Adetunji, were unsuccessful.

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