The Amnesty International also denounced the destructive act of vandalising the crew's vehicle, which occurred after they were held for over an hour on Monday morning.
Global human rights body, the Amnesty International, has condemned in the strongest terms, the brutal assault on Channels TV crew covering a protest at the University of Abuja.
The Amnesty International also denounced the destructive act of vandalising the crew's vehicle, which occurred after they were held for over an hour on Monday morning.
SaharaReporters had reported an attack on the Channels TV crew covering a protest by professors against the alleged imposition of the school’s acting vice-chancellor Professor Aisha Maikudi as the substantive new VC.
The TV crew members were reportedly manhandled and their vehicle vandalised by security operatives in the school, after detaining them for over an hour.
Reacting in a statement issued on Wednesday, the Amnesty International called on the President Bola Tinubu’s administration to conduct thorough investigation into the attack and ensure that the perpetrators are identified and prosecuted.
The statement read, “The Amnesty International strongly condemns the brutal attack on Channels Television crew while covering a protest at the University of Abuja.
“Apart from damaging its operational vehicle, the security men manhandled the crew members before detaining them.
“Attack on journalists just doing their job is unacceptable in a free society. President Bola Tinubu’s government must conduct a thorough, independent and effective investigation to ensure that those behind this bizarre attack on media freedom did not get away with it.”