Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has condemned the alleged harassment of Comrade Ladi Bala, a reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr. Kayode Opeifa.

In a statement Obtained by The News Chronicle signed on Friday in Abuja by the Council's Secretary, Jide Oyekunle, the union described the incident as an assault on press freedom and demanded an immediate public apology from Opeifa.

Bala, who was assigned to cover the aftermath of a train derailment along the Abuja-Kaduna rail line on August 27, reportedly met Opeifa and a team of engineers working to remove the damaged coaches.

While live streaming the operation, ...