After publicly flogging the victims, the Taliban handed some prison terms.
“I want to correct this misconception that SSANU leadership has given up the struggle for the retrieval of those four months. It is our entitlement. It is our salaries.”
Twenty-nine nations voted in support of Iran’s expulsion, eight nations including Nigeria, Russia and China voted against it while 16 nations abstained from voting.
Top five nations notorious for jailing reporters are Iran, China, Myanmar, Turkey, and Belarus.
Mrs Abiri stated this while inaugurating the Bayelsa Multi-Door Courthouse (BMDC) governing council.
The NUJ president said the protection would enable journalists to go around to report elections and expose activities that pose a threat to the electoral process.
A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, Ned Price, on Monday, said that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) is undertaking an investigation into the matter.
The magistrate, O.O. Otitoju, granted Mr Pelewura bail in the sum of N500,000, with two responsible sureties in like sum.
In a statement on Tuesday, the U.S. military said it was concerned by the allegations against the Nigerian military over the alleged killing and inhuman act.
PRAWA has called for reforms in the security and justice sectors to bring to account perpetrators of torture and rehabilitate victims.
