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Nigerian journalist detained for reporting that relief materials were existence diverted from overflowing victims


A Nigerian journalist was detained for reporting that relief materials were allegedly beingness diverted from a military camp for overflowing victims, his employers as well as constabulary said Saturday.

More than 100,000 people were forced to flee their homes inwards early on September next floods inwards key Benue state, prompting regime to ready makeshift camps to distribute relief materials to the victims.

Emmanuel Atswen, a reporter amongst the state-run News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), was arrested on Fri over his September 12 even out on a protestation at a military camp inwards key Nigeria which defendant officials of diverting relief materials.

"The reporter was arrested over an alleged defamation of grapheme as well as falsehood past times a commissioner involved inwards the relief efforts," country constabulary spokesman Moses Yamu told AFP.

He said the commissioner for H2O resources had complained he was wrongly quoted equally confirming that materials were beingness stolen.

"The commissioner insisted he did non say what was attributed to him as well as asked that the even out last retracted," he said.

He said it was truthful materials were beingness moved to closed to other camp, simply the reporter said they were beingness diverted without verifying his story.

Yamu said the journalist had been released.

"He was released on bail this morn as well as has been asked to written report dorsum to the constabulary on Wednesday," he said.

NAN on Sabbatum said it stood past times the even out because it did non violate "the tenets of the journalism profession".

Nigerian officials are oftentimes defendant of diverting relief materials for their personal use, sparking regular protests at camps for internally displaced persons, particularly inwards the northeast where Boko Haram Islamists convey waged an eight-year rebellion.

AFP

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