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The 0peratives of the Department of State Security DSS yesterday in Awka beat the Silverbird Television cameraman, Mr. Dele Ajayi to near pulp at the secretariat of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC), Awka.

His troubles according to eye witness started when the he attempted to take an establishment shot and cutaways of goings-on at the commission premises when the DSS operatives without warning quickly pounced on him, allegedly “for video recording them”.

Attempts by the cameraman to explain and make them see reason fell on deaf ears as they seized and smashed his camera and his other personal belongings.

It took the intervention of an assistant commissioner of police, Mr. Joseph Aguguosi who pleaded passionately with the unruly security officers before the badly damaged camera was released and Ajayi was rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention over the injuries he sustained as a result of the beatings he got from about ten DSS operatives.

Mr Dele Ajayi said he will put experience behind him and that he would not be deterred from doing his job.

Meanwhile the matter has been reported to the chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ) Anambra state council, Mr Henry Nwasike who promised to look into the matter.

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