Journalist battered by Lokoja police over alleged photograph of a policeman taking bribe

Police this evening in Lokoja almost lynched a photo journalist, Okanyi Enemali, who allegedly took a shot of a policeman taking bribe.

The incident took place in front of the Lokoja Specialist Hospital where as many as eight armed policemen battered helpless man for about 30 minutes until he almost lost consciousness.  The policemen then dragged him into their Hilux van which the inscription: B OPS KGS COMMAND 1.

According to eyewitnesses, if Okanyi does not receive proper medical attention, he is unlikely to survive the horrendous assault. 

As he was being bundled into the vehicle, Okanyi kept crying, "I'm a journalist, save me".
Alot of videos and pictures of corrupt Nigerian policemen caught taking bribes have circulated the internet in the past months

Police Public Relation Officer in the state later told SaharaReporters that the Divisional Police Officer in the area did not report any incident of such to the Police command. He denied that such incident happened in the state.




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