Dabai was assaulted by the police while he was on duty. According to the media organisation, the journalist was attacked by the police in front of the radio station on Monday.
Premier Radio in Kano has condemned the brutalisation of its employee, Muhammad Bello Dabai, by the police.
SaharaReporters on Tuesday obtained the photo of the journalist.
Dabai was assaulted by the police while he was on duty. According to the media organisation, the journalist was attacked by the police in front of the radio station on Monday.
A press statement issued by the news manager of the station, Mukhtar Usman, said the unfortunate incident happened at about 3.30 pm when Dabai’s attention was drawn to a fleeing alleged thief being pursued by the public. The suspect was said to have fled from Nasarawa Hospital, where the police had taken him for treatment.
It was learnt that Dabai was taking pictures of the incident as some members of the public were stoning the suspect who had fallen in front of the station.
The statement read, “To his utmost surprise, without any provocation, one of the police officers confronted him to stop him, during which a fracas ensued.
“Despite identifying himself, with his ID card, as a journalist, Mr Dabai was forcefully manhandled by the policeman, who bundled him into their service vehicle, insisting that they must take him to the police station for interrogation and detention.
“In the process, Mr Dabai was brutalised, kicked, and slapped severally on their way to the police station and forced to lie on the vehicle floor.
“When Premier Radio urgently reported the incident to the Area Commander of the Metro Police Command to secure the release of Mr. Dabai, the Area commander rebuked his officers for their high-handedness.
“It was, however, noticed that the recalcitrant police officers were not only unrepentant but unapologetic.
“To this extent, we hereby demand justifiable sanction against the unrepentant and brutal officers, including an unconditional apology without which we are at liberty to seek legal redress.”