Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- The police in Niger State have detained a journalist, Ahmed Isah Sakpe, popularly known as Ahmed Lee, over alleged cyberbullying and defamation of a state government official.

Mr Sakpe, a staff member of Prestige FM, a Minna-based radio station, is currently being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the state police command.

The arrest followed a complaint reportedly lodged by Mohammed Gimba, a protocol aide to Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago.

According to police authorities, the complaint stemmed from a press statement published on the Crusader Radio Facebook platform, which Mr Sakpe manages.

The statement, allegedly issued by a youth group, addressed a political crisis in the Niger S...