The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students in Benin Republic, Ugochukwu Favour, has demanded the arrest of Umar Audu, the reporter who conducted an undercover investigation exposing corruption in certificate issuance within the country.During an interview on Thursday on the Channels TV program Sunrise Daily, Favour criticized the reporter for having his passport stamped and obtaining certificates without being physically present.”Your passport was stamped while you were not available there. Now, and that aside, this guy served in 2019. And he still served again in 2023,” he stated.
Favour asserted that the reporter, by conducting undercover investigations, was implicating the government and casting doubt on the credibility of institutions such as the Immigration and National Youth Service Corps.”He has to be arrested. This guy needs to be arrested because, I know, he’s a reporter who is trying to clear out some things but on that note, you are trying to implicate some persons now because, in a sense, you’re trying to implicate the government, the NYSC, and the immigration,” he emphasized.When questioned by the interviewer about whether the reporter’s efforts unveiled weaknesses that require attention, the NANS president acknowledged, “I’m not doubting that but then since this is out already, I want to urge the government to look into it and take the necessary steps as fast as possible,” he responded.
source: Punch News
