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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA — A Civil Society Organisation, CSO, the Niger Delta Rights Advocates, NDRA, has expressed dismay implicit what it described arsenic unethical reporting by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, FIJ.
The Niger Delta radical accused FIJ of promoting a one-sided communicative that allegedly maligned a nationalist servant, Adagiri Ismail, nether the Nigeria Correctional Services NCoS.
The NDRA Director of Research and Documentation, Dr Chuks Alozie, successful a connection connected Sunday, claimed that the FIJ’s online reports of October 6 and 8, 2025, portrayed a fishy successful a proceedings arsenic a hero, which they judge is inconsistent with journalistic practice.
The radical noted that portion national journalism deepens democracy, it does not warrant publications that suffice arsenic defamatory oregon seditious.
Alozie explained that Ismail’s bureau was impersonated done an enactment of forgery, and a suspect, obtained millions of naira done pretences and precocious interest fraud utilizing letterheads and bureau insignia.
He further explained that the fishy was granted bail by the tribunal but aboriginal approached FIJ for sum aft suing the complainant and the constabulary for infringing connected his rights but the tribunal dismissed the suit and awarded a outgo of N1 cardinal to each respondents.
The connection work successful part: “FIJ’s online study of October 6th and 8th 2025 which were attempts astatine hoodwinking the speechmaking assemblage portrayed a suspected transgression who is inactive lasting proceedings astatine an FCT High Court arsenic a leader which is inconsistent with journalism practice.
“Mr Adagiri Ahmed Ismail’s bureau was impersonated by a wide enactment of forgery for which helium promptly petitioned the IGP for investigation, and it was discovered that millions of naira had been obtained done mendacious pretense/advanced interest fraud utilizing letterheads/office insignia by an unauthorized idiosyncratic to grant fake contracts moving into millions of naira!”
“Unfortunately, the fishy chose to tally to FIJ for screen aft helium was granted bail by court. This lone aft helium sued the complainant (Mr Ismail) and the Police for infringing connected his rights by detaining him but the tribunal dismissed it and awarded outgo of N1million to each respondents successful the matter.”
The civilian nine radical demanded a retraction oregon corrigendum from FIJ, stating that their publications against Ismail ran foul of the ethical codification of conduct.
They argued that FIJ failed to thoroughly analyse each sides of the communicative and did not widen the close of reply to the affected individual.
The radical emphasized the value of fairness, balance, and impartiality successful journalism, peculiarly successful cases involving superior allegations similar forgery and precocious interest fraud.
They warned that defending the rights of an idiosyncratic who is facing a transgression lawsuit should not compromise the principles of ethical journalism.
The station CSO slams FIJ implicit alleged mendacious corruption report appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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