Epoch Times Reporter in Nigeria Denied Bail as Defense Cries Foul

Luka Binniyat, left and Lawrence Zongo, right, contributors to The Epoch Times, standing at a mass burial for victims of the Madamai village massacre, near Madamai, Nigeria, on Sept. 30, 2021. Bitrus Adamu

Embattled Nigerian reporter Luka Binniyat, who was arrested and jailed after criticizing the Kaduna state government’s response to the killings of Christians, was denied bail for a second time on Nov. 23, prompting his defense counsel to say that his client is being held without justification.

“From all that transpired in court today, it is obvious that Luka Binniyat is being persecuted rather than being prosecuted,” barrister Yakubu Bawa told The Epoch Times in an email.