Luka Binniyat - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:09:14 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Luka Binniyat - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Journalist who reported on massacre of Nigerian Christians to stand trial for "cyberstalking" https://cathnews.co.nz/2022/08/22/journalist-who-reported-on-massacre-of-nigerian-christians-to-stand-trial-for-cyberstalking/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:51:17 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=150835 A journalist who wrote an article accusing the Nigerian government of failing to protect Christians threatened by armed militants was arrested and will be tried on charges of "cyberstalking". Luka Binniyat, a Catholic human rights reporter, is facing prison after writing an article in which the Nigerian government was criticised for its inaction in the Read more

Journalist who reported on massacre of Nigerian Christians to stand trial for "cyberstalking"... Read more]]> A journalist who wrote an article accusing the Nigerian government of failing to protect Christians threatened by armed militants was arrested and will be tried on charges of "cyberstalking".

Luka Binniyat, a Catholic human rights reporter, is facing prison after writing an article in which the Nigerian government was criticised for its inaction in the face of an ongoing threat to Christian communities.

In the article, Binniyat reported on charges that Kaduna State's Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, had mischaracterised the massacre of unarmed Christians as a "clash" between villagers and herdsmen.

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