Military hand over Al Jazeera journalists to DSS

The military authorities have
handed over two journalists
working with Doha-based
international television, Al Jazeera,
to the State Security Services.
The Defence authorities had said in
a statement on Wednesday, last
week that the two journalists were
restrained for roaming in the
mission area without authorisation
and necessary security
arrangement from the military.
It was learnt that the journalists
were being handed over to the
leadership of the State Department
for further interrogation and
possible release.
It was further gathered that the
nation’s security chiefs had to take
the precautionary measure of
handing over the two journalists to
the SSS to prevent people from
straying into such sensitive
operational areas without
authorisation.
It was stated that the journalists
involved in the issue are Nigerians
who were being treated in
accordance with Nigerian laws.
The source said that the military
and the intelligence community
would not tolerate any suspected
incidence of spying.
“The thing is that they are being
transferred to the DSS who will
handle the subsequent
interrogation.
“As it is expected, they would be
released eventually but we are
trying to pass a message that
people should not violate our
security procedure in the name of
journalism.
“Any form of suspected spying or
trespassing in a restricted area
would not be tolerated.
“There is no cause for alarm as the
journalists in question are
Nigerians, and are treated
according to the law. So we are just
following the normal security
procedure required in this
circumstance.”
Our correspondent could not get
the Director, Defence Information,
Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, for his
comment on the new development
as the calls to his mobile telephone
line did not connect.

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