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Hope Behind Bars Africa condemns the arrest, prosecution and remand of @fijnigeria investigative journalist Daniel Ojukwu (@Mazi_OJD) at Kuje Correctional Centre. Ojukwu was arraigned on 10 November 2026 on 12 counts of alleged cyberstalking and criminal defamation arising from investigative reports on public expenditure and government contracts and will be kept till December 1 before his bail is heard.
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#FreeDanielOjukwu #ProtectPressFreedom
I’m going to need you people to be more honest with your folks that can't cook. You've lied to them and now you have them out here having food businesses!
Nobody hires a house help with a BBL, and nobody with a BBL is out there working as a house help. Nollywood writers and producers need to stop watching porn.
In 2024, Daniel was abducted, arrested and detained for 10 days by police officers over these same publications.
The case is now being prosecuted in the name of the Inspector-General of Police. Investigating alleged wrongdoing in the public interest is now a ground for deploying the criminal justice system against journalists.
The police cannot continue to be used as an instrument for settling scores, intimidating journalists or shielding public officials from scrutiny.
This is an abuse of state power that should concern every Nigerian who believes in accountability and the freedom of the press.