一名尼日利亚记者在报导一桩事件时遭到攻击, A Nigerian journalist was assaulted while covering an event, sparking outcry over press freedom.

MITV的记者Habieb Adejobi说, 3月11日他在报道拉各斯Kosofe地方政府秘书处放映活动时遭到攻击, 据称是同地方政府主席办公室有联系的个人, 包括司机。 A journalist with MITV, Habeeb Adejobi, says he was assaulted on March 11 while covering a screening event at Lagos’s Kosofe Local Government Secretariat, allegedly by individuals linked to the local government chairman’s office, including his driver. Adejobi声称,他遭到木板殴打,在拒绝交出相机后遭到国家儿童发展委员会官员的袭击,被带往一个警察局,他的电话被没收,随后被释放治疗。 Adejobi claims he was beaten with a plank and attacked by NSCDC officers after refusing to hand over his camera, was taken to a police station where his phone was seized, and later released for medical treatment. 主席Moyosore Ogunlewe否认遭到任何攻击,他说Adejobi因缺乏身份证和谎报其媒体关系而受到审问。 The chairman, Moyosore Ogunlewe, denied any assault occurred, saying Adejobi was questioned for lacking ID and misrepresenting his media affiliation. 民主权利记者组织谴责这一事件严重侵犯新闻自由,敦促警方和拉各斯州议会进行调查,并呼吁加强对报道公共事件的记者的保护。 The Journalists for Democratic Rights condemned the incident as a serious violation of press freedom, urging police and the Lagos State House of Assembly to investigate and calling for stronger protections for journalists covering public events.