VENDORS under the aegis of the Newspaper Distributors Association of Nigeria, Rivers State Chapter have embarked on strike over alleged incessant harassment, unwarranted arrest and detention by the police. Secretary of the association, Mr. Imoh Micah, told The PUNCH that newspaper vendors were finding it difficult to sell their papers without a hitch in Port Harcourt and neighbouring areas. “Vendors are embarking on a day warning strike because we are tired of being arrested and detained by the police. As I speak with you, some of our newspapers are at Miniokoro Police Station. “Again, three of our members were sometime ago harassed, arrested and detained by the police in Oyigbo.

Source: Punch April 18, 2018 13:18 UTC