Kufre Carter: DSS Finally Frees Journalist Arrested By Akwa Ibom Govt
May 28, 2020
9:09 am
Kufre Carter, the journalist detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) despite perfecting bail, has been freed.
His lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, had accused the DSS of awaiting a directive by Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel, before releasing his client.
Kufre was arrested by the DSS and the Police April 27 over a purported phone conversation with an anonymous doctor.
The state government alleged that the audio castigated the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dominic Ukpong, over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
When Uwemedimo Nwoko, the Attorney General of Akwa
