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| A Nigerian journalist claims he was horsewhipped by a security officer who was manning the gate of the government house in the state of Benue in north central Nigeria. | A Nigerian journalist claims he was horsewhipped by a security officer who was manning the gate of the government house in the state of Benue in north central Nigeria. |
| Chris Atsaka - chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) - said he was invited to the building on 3 July by the governor's chief of staff to deliver a letter about a planned NUJ event. | Chris Atsaka - chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) - said he was invited to the building on 3 July by the governor's chief of staff to deliver a letter about a planned NUJ event. |
| While waiting in the press centre for someone to collect the letter, Atsaka said the guard called another officer and ordered him to deliver a beating. He was then whipped by the officer and the guard joined in to hit him with a rifle butt. | While waiting in the press centre for someone to collect the letter, Atsaka said the guard called another officer and ordered him to deliver a beating. He was then whipped by the officer and the guard joined in to hit him with a rifle butt. |
| He said he was rescued by two other officials, including the special adviser to the governor on media and public affairs. | He said he was rescued by two other officials, including the special adviser to the governor on media and public affairs. |
| Source: Africa.com | Source: Africa.com |
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