Nigeria: Journalists attacked

At least 10 journalists working for Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) in Nigeria have been attacked. Enraged by the public broadcaster’s relay that state elections would go ahead today, 100 armed supporters of a local politician, Christopher Alao Akala, allegedly stormed BCOS’s headquarters in Ibadan and started attacking journalists with machetes as well as smashing equipment. The attack had trapped many employees while others took to their heels.