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Arrest of online publishers: Elendu out, Asiwe in
The arrest of two online publishers Jonathan Elendu and Emmanuel Emeka Asiwe
by the State Security Service (SSS) reminds one of the dark days of the military
regime in Nigeria when citizens got picked up for being critical of obvious corruption
and other vices in government.
Arresting journalists for doing their jobs is in itself very frivolous and unacceptable
under any democratic setting. The security guys need to be reminded that Journalists
who are not on government’s payroll would never be government’s megaphones,
and no amount of arrest can silent them but make them stronger.
It is the duty of the government and its agencies, SSS inclusive, to ensure that
Journalists don’t have corruption, abuse of office nor financial recklessness to write
about. These are what can silent these publishers, not arrest nor intimidation.
The SSS should note that the arrest of Mr Elendu (elendu.com) and Asiwe
(huhuonline.com), as it were, over their online publication is tarnishing Nigeria image
abroad, we all know that since the return of democracy in May 1999, Nigerian
government has spent several millions of Naira laundering the image of the country.
How would foreign or rich Nigerians in diasporas come to invest their money in the
country under arbitrary arrest of journalists, and blantant disregard for the rule of law?
It is obviously several leaps backward at this age in Nigeria if the press cannot ply
their trade without fear of favor. That action of the Nigeria security operatives simply
portray the country as a nation without the rule of law, and whoever that authorized
such arrest should be fired for embassing the country.
The State Security Service (SSS) arrested Mr Emmanuel Emeka Asiwe upon his
arrival at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos on Tuesday. Asiwe who live in
Massachusetts, United States is in Nigeria to see his sick mother. He owns
huhuonline.com, an online news outlet.
Asiwe’s arrest followed the release of Jonathan Elendu of elendu.com who was held
for several days by the SSS and released without charge. According to reports, his
traveling documents are still being held.
Meanwhile Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a New York based agency has
condemned in strong terms the arrest of these two online bloggers.
CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Tom Rhodes in an e-mail sent to African Examiner
said “We are concerned that Nigerian authorities are detaining journalists in an
attempt to intimidate foreign-based online journalists from reporting on Nigeria,
We call on President Yar’Adua to ensure that the SSS respects due process and stop
these actions that undermine Nigeria’s democratic gains and harken back to the era of
military rule.”
(To be continued)
The arrest of two online publishers Jonathan Elendu and Emmanuel Emeka Asiwe
by the State Security Service (SSS) reminds one of the dark days of the military
regime in Nigeria when citizens got picked up for being critical of obvious corruption
and other vices in government.
Arresting journalists for doing their jobs is in itself very frivolous and unacceptable
under any democratic setting. The security guys need to be reminded that Journalists
who are not on government’s payroll would never be government’s megaphones,
and no amount of arrest can silent them but make them stronger.
It is the duty of the government and its agencies, SSS inclusive, to ensure that
Journalists don’t have corruption, abuse of office nor financial recklessness to write
about. These are what can silent these publishers, not arrest nor intimidation.
The SSS should note that the arrest of Mr Elendu (elendu.com) and Asiwe
(huhuonline.com), as it were, over their online publication is tarnishing Nigeria image
abroad, we all know that since the return of democracy in May 1999, Nigerian
government has spent several millions of Naira laundering the image of the country.
How would foreign or rich Nigerians in diasporas come to invest their money in the
country under arbitrary arrest of journalists, and blantant disregard for the rule of law?
It is obviously several leaps backward at this age in Nigeria if the press cannot ply
their trade without fear of favor. That action of the Nigeria security operatives simply
portray the country as a nation without the rule of law, and whoever that authorized
such arrest should be fired for embassing the country.
The State Security Service (SSS) arrested Mr Emmanuel Emeka Asiwe upon his
arrival at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos on Tuesday. Asiwe who live in
Massachusetts, United States is in Nigeria to see his sick mother. He owns
huhuonline.com, an online news outlet.
Asiwe’s arrest followed the release of Jonathan Elendu of elendu.com who was held
for several days by the SSS and released without charge. According to reports, his
traveling documents are still being held.
Meanwhile Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a New York based agency has
condemned in strong terms the arrest of these two online bloggers.
CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Tom Rhodes in an e-mail sent to African Examiner
said “We are concerned that Nigerian authorities are detaining journalists in an
attempt to intimidate foreign-based online journalists from reporting on Nigeria,
We call on President Yar’Adua to ensure that the SSS respects due process and stop
these actions that undermine Nigeria’s democratic gains and harken back to the era of
military rule.”
(To be continued)
| By Oludare Fase | African Examiner | posted Nov. 1 2008 | editor@africanexaminer.com |