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Protest: GOCOP Condemns Attacks on Journalists by Security Agents

…says act undemocratic

by Staff Writer
August 10, 2024
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Maureen Chigbo, President of GOCOP responds to Digital Economy
Maureen Chigbo, president of GOCOP

Maureen Chigbo, president of GOCOP

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The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), has condemned, in strong terms, the serial attacks on journalists covering the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest, describing the act as undemocratic and repressive.

in a press statement on Friday, Ms. Maureen Chigbo, the president of GOCOP noted that journalists are partners in national development and critical stakeholders in the advancement of democracy as well as civil liberties, “and therefore deserve to be protected, and not suppressed as the security agents tried to do during the protest”.

The body of online publishers specifically calls on relevant authorities in Nigeria, especially security agencies, to see journalists as partners and voices of the voiceless rather than treat them as meddlesome interlopers and enemies of the people.

“Citing growing harassment of journalists including the denial of their fundamental right to life in the course of discharging their duties, GOCOP appeals to Nigerian security agencies to ensure the safety of all journalists especially during protests, riots and elections.

“GOCOP says the media has the capacity to support peace and reconciliation processes among political actors, between leaders and their followers and among the various ethnic nationalities in the country, hence should be allowed to play its constitutional role.

“Aggregating statistics from various media reports, GOCOP says over 30 journalists had been attacked across the country during the protest which commenced on August 1”, Chigbo said.

Media houses which have had their staffers attacked with their tools (phones and cameras either seized or destroyed) include Premium Times, Daily Independent, Punch, TVC News, Guardian, Pointer newspaper, among others.

Continuing, the President said that GOCOP acknowledges the right of citizens to protest but cautions that on no account should any protest go beyond the bounds of peace and turn violent thereby creating opportunity for looters and hoodlums to hijack what was intended to be a peaceful show of anger against bad governance.

“While GOCOP condemns the violence that attended the protests in some parts of the country, it urges the security agencies to investigate, arrest and prosecute those found culpable in visiting mayhem and destruction on the nation and the citizenry.

“GOCOP also strongly condemns the subversive actions of some disgruntled Nigerians in cahoots with foreigners who during the protest sewed, distributed and flew Russian flags in some states and called for unconstitutional change of government.

“GOCOP sees such act as not only subversive but a direct affront on the sovereignty of the nation”, she said.

It calls on the Federal Government to ensure the diligent prosecution of those involved in such act that impugns the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Nigeria.

“GOCOP appeals to President Bola Tinubu who for most part of his life championed the cause of democracy and independence of the media to prevail on the Service Chiefs and the Inspector General of Police to stop forthwith any form of harassment, intimidation, attack and arrest of journalists legitimately discharging their constitutionally assigned duties.

“Media suppression does not only project Nigeria in bad light, it portrays the Tinubu government as a dictatorship in a democracy.”

GOCOP also urged journalists to remain steadfast in the discharge of their duties by operating within the ambit of professionalism, fairness and factuality.

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