“Cameroonian authorities should provide an explanation for Ahmed Abba’s detention and allow him access to his lawyer immediately,” said Sue Valentine, CPJ’s Africa program coordinator. The reason for Abba’s visit to the governor was not clear.Īccording to the RFI report citing the journalist’s lawyer, Charles Tchoungang, Abba was being interrogated in relation to activities of the militant Islamist sect Boko Haram, which has renamed itself the Islamic State in West Africa. He said the day Abba was arrested he had gone to a meeting at the office of a local governor. It is unclear if he has been charged.ĭennis Nkwebo, president of the Cameroon Journalism Trade Union, told CPJ that Abba has lived in northern Cameroon for some time. The journalist has been denied access to his lawyer for the past two weeks, the report said. He was taken to the capital, Yaoundé, where he has been held for questioning. CPJ also calls on Cameroonian authorities to explain the reason for Ahmed Abba’s detention and allow him immediate access to his lawyer.Ībba, a Nigerian national and a correspondent for Radio France Internationale’s Hausa service, was arrested by Cameroonian officials in Maroua, the capital of the Far North Region, of Cameroon on July 30, according to a report by RFI. New York, September 8, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by the detention of a Nigerian journalist who has been held for more than a month in Cameroon and denied access to his lawyer for two weeks.
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