West Africa: Military Officers Brutalise Journalists in Walewale

Military personnel have beaten two journalists, Alhassan Dokurugu and Tahiru Ibrahim in Walewale, in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region of Ghana, in a second attack on civilians by security agents in the town in a week.

Dokurugu of Asaase Radio and Ibrahim of Zaa Multimedia, were beaten on February 13, 2025 shortly after covering an arson attack on a passenger bus. Upon their arrival at the scene, they observed military officers violently assaulting civilians, including…