A 28-year old staff of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Sampson Oghenedoro, has been arrested for allegedly demanding N50 million from the Niger state government.
Sampson who works with the NTA Asaba, Delta state, as a producer/cameraman, and operates under the name, Fejiro Oliver was arrested by the state’s DSS at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja while on his way to Minna to collect the said amount, to stop him from broadcasting a story on alleged fraudulent activities within the government.
While parading the suspect in Minna, the state Director of the SSS, Dr. Larry Obiagwu, disclosed that Sampson and two others, Stanley Gene and Francis Arinze co-founded the Secret Reporters Group (SRG) with the alleged sole objective of blackmailing government officials and heads of organizations for pecuniary benefits.
He said in July and August, the suspect alerted top officials of the Niger state government on a threat to expose fraudulent activities taking place within the government or be paid N50 million to drop the story.
Speaking to journalists however, Samson claimed he had nothing to do with the alleged demand of N50 million from the state government, as he was only on his way to Minna to balance his story.
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