Nigeria, April 8 -- Amnesty International Nigeria has urged the federal government to launch an independent investigation into the assault of two journalists during the Take It Back movement's 7 April protest in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The protest, held on Monday in multiple states, was organised to demand an end to bad governance and clampdowns on free speech.

Protesters called for the repeal of the Cybercrime Act 2024, the reinstatement of suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and a halt to ongoing demolitions in poor communities across the country.

In a statement on Tuesday, Amnesty International Nigeria Director Isa Sanusi condemned the assault on Charles Oporum of Channels Television and Ikezam Godswill of Africa...