Nigerian reporter stopped from filing on governor's health

From Committee to Protect Journalists - Africa Tue Dec 18 2012, 17:57:02

Abuja, Nigeria, December 18, 2012--State security agents in Southeast Nigeria blocked a reporter from filing a story Saturday evening about the status of a governor who hasn't been seen for several months. The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned this act of crude censorship. At about 11:30 p.m. local...

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