CPJ says Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri arrested again in Bayelsa state
NEW YORK - Unidentified men have arrested Jones Abiri, the editor and publisher of the Weekly Source newspaper, in the Bayelsa state capital Yenagoa, according to news reports as well as a local activist and posts on social media, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Sunday.
Abiri was then forced into a vehicle at gunpoint; his whereabouts were currently unknown, according to Sahara Reporters. Bayelsa environmental activist and contributor to the Weekly Source Alagoa Morris told CPJ that he had received reports of Abiri's arrest from colleagues and community members from Abiri's home village. DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya did not answer his cellphone or respond to a WhatsApp message when CPJ contacted him for comment.
"We call on federal and state authorities in Nigeria to disclose where Abiri is being detained and the reasons for his arrest, and urge that they ensure that his rights are not violated yet again and that due process is respected," she said.
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