Igbo Journalists Demands Release of Madu Onuorah

Paschal Emeka, Abuja | Posted May 23, 2024

United Igbo Journalists forum, Abuja, has demanded the immediate release of publisher of Globalupfront Newspaper, an online publication, Madu Onuorah.

Onuorah , a former Bureau Chief of the Guardian Newspaper and Managing Director of Authority Newspaper was arrested by stern looking policemen last Wednesday by 6 pm at his residence in Lugbe an outskirt of Abuja and dumped at the Lugbe police station, confiscating his phones and denying him access to his lawyers and family.

In a Statement signed by the Chairman and Secretary , Emeka Nze and Godwin Mbachu respectively condemned the arrest of the editor as well as police brutality against the fourth estate of the realm.

He was not even allowed to contact his lawyer or any of his relations before he was whisked away to the Lugbe police station by the stern looking operatives.

The United Igbo Journalists forum ,Abuja therefore demand as follows:
“That the Police should release Mr. Madu Onuorah immediately and unconditionally..
That anybody who has any issue against Mr. Onuorah should approach the law court and not turn the Nigerian Police into a Gestapo outfit that bullies ,harass Journalist and surpress the press.
That the police should charge him to court rather than his continued incarceration at the police cell, any second Mr. Onuorah spends in police custody constitutes a serious infringement and breach against his fundamental human rights and a continuation of the assault on freedom of expression that has become frequent occurrence in Nigeria”