NTA reporter arrested for allegedly demanding N50m bribe
Category: Nigerian National News
The Niger State command of the Department of State Services
(DSS) on Monday paraded Sampson Oghenedoro, a 28-year old staff of the
Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) for demanding N50 million from the
state government to stop him from broadcasting a story on alleged
fraudulent activities within the government.
Parading the suspect at the state command the DSS in Minna, the state of
director, Dr. Larry Obiagwu, said Sampson was picked up by his men at
the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja while on his way to
Minna to collect the said amount.
Sampson who works with the NTA
Asaba, Delta state, as a producer/cameraman, operates under the name
Fajiro Oliver, also works with Elomboh Communications, an online news medium.
Obiagwu explained that Sampson and two others, Stanley Gene and Francis
Arinze both now at large, co-founded the Secret Reporters Group (SRG)
with the alleged sole objective of blackmailing government officials and heads of organisations for pecuniary benefits.
He said in July and August, the suspect alerted top officials of the
Niger state government on a threat to expose fraudulent activities
taking place within the government or be paid N50 million to drop the
story.
Obiagwo, however said that Sampson and his accomplices did not carry out
any investigation on the Niger state government and that as a member of
staff of the NTA in Delta state, Niger State is not part of his
jurisdiction.
Speaking to journalists, the suspect said he had nothing to do with the
alleged demand of N50 million from the state government, saying he was
only on his way to Minna to balance his story.
Source: PMnews
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