Over 50 Nigerian soldiers on Tuesday invaded the press centre of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Abia state and allegedly beat up journalists.
The soldiers were said to have also destroyed some items, including iPad laptops and other working devices, belonging to members of the Fourth Estate.
The state NUJ Chairman, John Emejor, who confirmed the incident, said a national officer of the Union Ezeogo Bonny Okoro was slapped by one of the soldiers.
”Our press centre was invaded by soldiers, two journalists lost their IPads and phones, while a national leader in the office was attacked,” he said
The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 14 Brigade, Major Oyegoke Gbadamosi, has also confirmed the incident.
He said he had asked the chairman of the Council to send the photograph of the damaged office to him.
