Nigeria Union of Journalists has called for the protection of journalists to enable them to perform their constitutional duties without fear or favour.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the chairman Comrade Emmanuel Ogbeche and secretary Ochiaka Ugwu, in commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in Abuja.
According to the statement, the union noted that journalists have become increasingly endangered for reporting the news which is a constitutional mandate.
It maintained that the government should investigate and prosecute all criminal acts committed against journalists to show commitment to ending impunity against media workers.