Police Officers Attacked Me After I Objected To Their Display Of Three Ladies In Katsina That They Had Dubbed "Prostitutes" - Journalist

Rukayya Aliyu Jibia

Rukayya Aliyu Jibia, a female journalist, has accused the men of the Katsina State Police Command of attacking her because of a Tik Tok video she created. She has called on the police to stop presenting suspects to the media before they are found guilty in court.

In the video, Rukayya, a reporter for Tambarin Hausa TV, criticized CSP Gambo Isah, the state police command's spokeswoman, for what she called an unfair media parade of four young ladies who had been accused of working as sex workers.

The journalist claimed in her Tiktok video that she is currently hiding out because her life is in danger.

"Few days back, the Katsina State Police Command paraded four young ladies, between the ages 19-23, claiming they were into prostitution.

"Upon seeing that video, I recorded a video on my personal Tik Tok page, where I quoted a section in the Nigerian constitution, which I suggested to the police that they should have taken the girls to court until they are proven guilty before parading them before parading them before the press.

"The next day, I received a call from the PPRO, inviting me to the Emir's palace, saying that the Emir wants to see me.

"I was on my way to the Emir's palace when Gambo Isah and his boys came with four cars and blocked my way. They dragged me out of my car and they broke my phone. I sustained injury.

They dragged me to the Emir's palace. Gambo Isah told the Emir that I am responsible for looking down on the police and undermining their authority, sabotaging their work," she said.