Amnesty International demands immediate release of Plateau journalist allegedly arrested by military

Global non-governmental human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of a Plateau State-based human rights and conflict journalist, Lawrence Zongo, who was reportedly arrested on Monday, October 5, 2026.
He was allegedly arrested by the Nigerian Army after he visited a military medical facility in Jos to see his relatives who were receiving treatment for injuries they sustained in an attack in Bassa Local Government Area of the state.
According to the organisation, Zongo, who is a reporter with TruthNigeria and also a volunteer with Amnesty International, was arrested at a military hospital within the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, ...