Biafra Times Publisher And 9 Others Arrested For Publishing ''Malicious and Seditious'' Information- What Ever Happened To Freedom of Information

The Lagos Police Command have arrested the publisher of Biafra Times and nine others for allegedly publishing and circulating seditious and malicious information bordering on treason. Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, made the disclosure that 515 copies of the culpable newspaper were recovered during a raid on their printing press in Shomolu, Lagos.

“The printing press has been shut and the environment is being monitored. “This is an offence punishable under the Criminal Law of Lagos State,”

Speaking, the arrested publisher said:

“I love my country and I love my president. My intention is not to fight my country; I just want to pass out information to those who have no access to the Internet. “I usually go on the Internet to source for information and publish. I have other papers on sports and social life which I publish,’

“I decided to specialise on Biafra Times when I discovered it is always a sell-out anytime we published stories about eastern parts of the country. “Sometimes, I go to newspaper vendors and hear people requesting for Biafra Times. “We usually print about 5000 copies which we sell for N100 nationwide,”