Ibe Kachikwu arrests Journalist in Delta State

On tuesday night, the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu had Mr. Daniel  Ekiugo, publisher of Ughelli Times Magazine arrested.  According to Daniel's colleagues, he was arrested due to some libelous report he made against the Minister and was whisked away to Asaba head office of the Department of State Service. 

A journalist speaking to SaharaReporters said, "We don't have NUJ in Delta State. If a journalist is arrested, the leadership does not bother, especially when they see you are a crack journalist they can't bend. When you report against some of their politician friends in or out of government, they leave you to rot there. Until more credible and serious minded people are elected to lead the union in Delta State, journalists will continue to suffer. 

As at the time of filing this report, details of Mr. Ekiugbo's arrest were still sketchy. A DSS source confirmed his arrest to SaharaReporters but refused to give details.

“Though I can’t give you many details on his arrest, it is not much of an issue as we just want to confirm some things from him. These issues include a publication against the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, among others I can’t divulge to you now, hence he was brought in for interrogation,” the source said.