{"id":696726,"date":"2019-09-01T17:03:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T17:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"\">\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_703288\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-703288\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-703288\" src=\"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10144711_nigeri"},"modified":"2019-09-01T17:03:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T17:03:31","slug":"nan-photojournalist-detained-by-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/01\/nan-photojournalist-detained-by-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"NAN Photojournalist Detained By Soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_703288\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-703288\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-703288\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10144711_nigeriansoldiers_jpeg5d051ad64519c79d99c78bdb0aea3f8a.jpeg\" alt=\"Soldiers\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-703288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soldiers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A photojournalist with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Ibrahim Bashir, has reportedly been detained by soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, Bashir was detained by soldiers deployed to the venue of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) convocation in Kaduna.<\/p>\n<p>The photojournalist\u2019s camera was reportedly seized by the soldiers who then took him to the guardroom.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming his arrest through a phone call, Ibrahim said;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0OUTRAGE: Photojournalist Nearly Lynched by Policemen in Lokoja for Suspected Bribe Picture (PHOTOS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now as we speak with you, I am inside a guardroom at the NDA because a senior officer ordered for my arrest without telling me my offence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI showed him my Identity card that I\u2019m a photojournalist with NAN but they (Soldiers) refused to listen to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was not manhandled by the soldiers. They only detained me and took away my camera,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The NDA Public Relations Officer, Major Abubakar Abdullahi, when contacted said the photojournalist has been released.<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soldiers A photojournalist with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Ibrahim Bashir, has reportedly been detained by soldiers. According to reports, Bashir was detained by soldiers deployed to the venue of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) convocation in Kaduna. 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