Uproar, as IGP team arrests news agents, vendors in Imo

…Vendors begin strike today

…Govt threatening democracy by chaining media — IPC

…We didn’t order arrest —Imo govt

…Editors decry harassment

By Chinonso Alozie

Uproar yesterday trailed arrest of news agents and vendors by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector General of Police, which arrested no fewer than seven newspaper vendors and distribution agents in Imo State.
The police operatives swooped on them, yesterday, at their 5, Rotibi Street, Douglas Road, Owerri, base as the circulation of the day’s newspapers was ongoing.
Other vendors and…