Some gunmen raided a radio station, Rhythm 94.7 FM in Swali, a community in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, and reportedly carted away operational gadgets and mobile phones of the radio staff.
The Guardian learnt that the gunmen invaded the radio station around 4:40pm on Saturday.
The staff who witnessed the attack were left traumatised.
The Bayelsa State faction of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) condemned the attack.
In a statement signed by the State Council Chairman, Tonye Yemoleigha, and the Secretary, Stanley Imgbi, the leadership of the union described it as an attack on press freedom.
The union urged security operatives to apprehend the perpetrators of the attack and called on the state’s Commissioner of Police to lead the operation.
They also urged the commissioner to station a patrol van around the radio station to prevent a recurrence
Guardian
