Press freedom has been severely bleeding under the administration of the All Progressives Congress following the frequent arrests of several journalists on the orders of political leaders.
Governor Nasir El Rufai
A Kaduna based correspondent with the Leadership Newspapers has been arrested allegedly on the orders of the Kaduna State Government, Mallam Nasir El’Rufai.
The report credited to DAILY POST has it that Mr. Midat Joseph was arrested by security operatives in his house at the early hours of Thursday.
It said according to sources, that the journalist was arrested because he published a report considered critical of the state government.