The West African Journalists Association says it is alarmed by the growing wave of cowardly aggression against journalists in the region and the deaths of at least three journalists in less than two months of 2020. In Nigeria, Journalist Maxwell Nashian, of the government-owned Federal Radio Corporation, died in hospital on January 15, where he was taken for treatment after he was discovered unconscious with serious wounds. An autopsy report from the Nigerian government owned National Hospital showed that Mr. Ogbu died from bullet wound which shattered his skull. The West African media rights group reminds political leaders in the sub-region of their obligations to provide safety for journalists performing their duties under various regional and international instruments. WAJA brings together Journalists’ Associations/Unions in all fifteen countries in West Africa.

Source: Front Page Africa February 21, 2020 05:37 UTC