The Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) Hub of the International Press Centre (IPC) and the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) have expressed serious concern over the attack on journalists who were returning from covering the recent All Progressives Congress (APC) rally at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano.

On its part, the MRA commended the Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, for condemning the recent attack on journalists covering a political rally in the state.

However, the body urged him to follow up his position with concrete action to ensure that the perpetrators are identified, arrested and brought to justice.

Reports said a vehicle conveying four Radio Nigeria Pyramid FM staff, a journalist from Guarantee Radio and another from Daily Trust was attacked by hoodlums, who repeatedly hit the vehicle, leaving the driver with injuries, while some of the journalists were hit by broken glass from the damaged vehicle.

In a statement condemning the development, the IPC Executive Director, Lanre Arogundade, called on all security agencies to be intentional about safeguarding journalists, especially those deployed to the field to cover political activities, especially during large gatherings where journalists are exposed to potential risks.

Also in a statement in Lagos, MRA’s Senior Legal Officer, Ms Iluobe Adams, urged the Kano commissioner to demonstrate the seriousness of his position by ensuring that this case does not disappear without a proper investigation, identification of the perpetrators and appropriate legal consequences.