Loomnie

I just read Jonathan Elendu’s brief summary of what happened to him. It is so sad that this can go on in Nigeria. It is really, really, very sad. I insist, like I did in the previous post I wrote on the topic, that the federal government of Nigeria needs to tell us what transpired. We need to know why Mr Elendu was arrested, held without trial, kept in solitary confinement, and why everything he came into the country with is still being held. In short, we demand that all information about this incident be made public. The list of countries that clamp down on internet journalism is a rather unattractive one. I would not want to have Nigeria on that list.

And, I join my voice to the voices of freedom-loving persons to say Free Jonathan Elendu Now!

I am sort of a late-comer to the news about the arrest of Mr. Jonathan Elendu of Elendu Reports. This is a sad development indeed, especially as it comes when we are still trying to reconcile our image of a benevolent Yardy with the incedents that surrounded the closure of Channels TV. This latest development shows that there might be an emerging pattern. We should not let this slide. We should not only demand that Mr Elendu be released, we should also demand an explanation of what transpired from the federal government. Otherwise, this leads to the dangerous conclusion that Nigeria is losing the one thing that has often been reported in the international press about Nigeria – the relative freedom of the press.

For more on this issue please see:
Nigerian Curiosity
Waffarian
Sokari
Ayobami Ojebode