Cybercrime Act Vs Press Freedom: A law or a gag tool?

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00:00in february 2024 nigeria amended its cybercrime act critics argued that the law's vague terms like

00:11annoyance and insult can be used to target journalists especially those investigating

00:18corruption or misconduct these broad definitions risk criminalizing legitimate journalism

00:27leading to arrest and legal actions against reporters several nigerian journalists have

00:34faced legal issues likes of daniel oduku shegun olatsunji fisaya shoyombor and many others who

00:43have spoken about the risk journalists face when exposing corruption being treated unjustly

00:50i watched innocent being punished and those who are not innocent we're working freely

00:57prominent figures have called for stronger press freedom including organizations like amnesty

01:04international have condemned actions that suppress free expression in nigeria despite constitutional

01:12guarantees nigerian journalists often face legal and physical threats advocates call for clearer laws

01:21and stronger protections to ensure that press freedom is upheld in practice