This, not too palatable report reaching the news desk of CEOAFRICA.com from Guinea is an indication that Journalists in Africa are still vulnerable to all sorts of attack from the people. Journalists all over the world have proved beyond reasonable doubt, their efforts as advocates of the people in many ways, as many of them have suffered, on behalf of the people, series of attacks ranging from being kidnapped, detained, relieved of their jobs and even, some have paid the supreme price in the line of duty.

However, it is quite discouraging that the same sets of people, which journalists have agitated and fought many battles on their behalf, now serve as those leading attack against African Journalists.

It was gathered that a group of persons with disabilities recently attacked a Journalist working with one of the local media group in Guinea.

Alhasane Bah, sources disclosed, was attacked while attempting to photograph the group when they were attacking another person with disabilities near the Faycal Mosque in Donka district.

While narrating his ordeal to newsmen, Bah said more than ten (10) of the people living with disabilities attacked him and repeatedly beat him on his face, mouth, back and neck with crutches, while his camera was broken and his equipment, including an internet modem, USB stick, and memory card seized as well.

Furthermore, Bah explained saying despite the fact that he identified himself as a journalist, his attackers refused to return his equipments. According to him, he spent two weeks recovering from the attack.

This kind of news sound so disappointing because in every part of Africa, journalists are always at the fore-fronts agitating for the rights of people living with disabilities, but it seems those being defended are less concerned. An act of such attack on African Journalists should totally be condemned as a way of forestalling future occurrences and further agitate the freedom of the press across Africa.