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MRA raises alarm over rising state actor-led attacks on journalists in Nigeria
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MEDIA Rights Agenda (MRA) has raised concern over the growing culture of impunity in Nigeria, describing the menace as one of the biggest threats to media freedom.
The organisation said the failure to punish attacks on journalists and citizens emboldened perpetrators and pushed many journalists into fear and self-censorship.
The organisation urged the Federal Government and relevant authorities to ensure that security agencies promptly and transparently investigate all attacks against journalists and citizens and make the outcomes public.
The report revealed that police and officers of the State Security Service (SSS), otherwise known as the Department of State Services (SSS) are most notorious for tormenting journalists.
Over the past decades, several journalists in Nigeria have been killed in violent incidents linked to their work or unsafe reporting conditions.