The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has called for the immediate release of a Nigerian journalist, Tom Oga, who have been in detention for 15 days without trial.
The CNPP, in a statement signed by its Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, wondered why “the Nigerian government is paying lip service to police reform if the police will continue to detain citizens indefinitely without trial.
“The CNPP strongly condemn the detention without trial of Nigerian journalist, Tom Oga since October 13, 2020 at a time Nigerians are clamouring for police reform.
“The journalist who is the publisher of Power Steering Magazine, sadly, has been abandoned in police facility since his arrest at about 5pm on the said date by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force on the orders Jeddy Agba, Minister of State for Power, over an allegation of defamation.
