BBC journalist, Peter Nkanga, who reported how popular radio personality, Ahmed Isah, assaulted a criminal suspect, says his life has been “seriously under threat” since the documentary was published on Monday, May 17.
Since Nkanga's documentary was released by BBC, Isah, popularly known as Nigeria's ordinary president has been in the eyes of the storm, a development which didn't sit well with massive followers of the radio personality.
Speaking in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, Nkanga said the threat was coming from the public that Isah commands.
According to him: “I need to state categorically that my life is under threat. I am facing harassment, cyberbullying and threats targeting me, my family, and the BBC crew because I did my job as a journalist.
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“My attack is coming from the public that Ahmed Isah commands. I am talking about a multitude of everyday people.
“I am talking of everyday people you meet anywhere and everywhere on the road, malls, markets, offices who are his fervent adherents. They have my image. They are threatening me on Social media, and now my numbers were released to the public on Ahmad’s live programme. These people have been calling, sending SMS/WhatsApp threats to me.
"They have told me they know where I live, and I will die. My situation is a very serious and dangerous one. To answer your question directly, of course, I do not feel safe.“
