Epoch Times Reporter Charged With Controversial ‘Cyberstalking’ Statute Over His Reporting

Experts say statute used to silence free speech in Nigeria; reporter says he fears his life is in danger

Luka Binniyat. Courtesy of Luka Binniyat

Epoch Times journalist Luka Binniyat, who has been reporting on Christian persecution in Nigeria by suspected Fulani jihadists, has been charged with cyberstalking the head of state security for Nigeria’s Kaduna state because of his reporting.

Binniyat was arraigned on Nov. 9 at the Barnawa Magistrate’s Court in Kaduna. Human rights advocates say that cyberstalking is a charge often used in Nigeria to silence the press.