Nigerian journalists protest Khashoggi’s killing

By Adam Abu Bashal

ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) - A group of Nigerian journalists and activists on Friday held a protest against the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The crowd gathered at a square in the capital Abuja and marched to the Saudi Consulate in the city.

The group carried placard reading “Justice for Khashoggi,” “Journalism is not a crime,” “Stop violence against journalists,” and chanted slogans against Saudi Arabia.

Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, a local journalist, told Anadolu Agency that the murder of Khashoggi was “horrifying act of Saudi Arabia.”

“Turkey has shown it stands by justice,” he said, adding Ankara is doing its best to reveal the truth.

“Whoever has a hand in [this murder] should be brought to justice,” Abdulaziz said.

Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and columnist for The Washington Post, had gone missing since entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.

After weeks of denying any knowledge of his whereabouts, Saudi officials last week admitted that Khashoggi had died inside the consulate building.

Turkish police have been investigating the case. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said 18 suspects arrested in Saudi Arabia over the killing should be extradited to Turkey to face the trial.