§ 108. Mr. Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies on what grounds the editors of two Nigerian newspapers, the "West African Pilot" and the "Daily Service," have been arrested, together with Drs. Akintola Major and N. Azikiwe, directors of these papers; and also on what grounds Mr. S. L. Akintola, a member of the Nigerian Youth Movement, has been arrested.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsI invite attention to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Leyton (Mr. Sorensen) on 5th July about their cases. None of the persons mentioned were arrested. Mr. S. L. Akintola was prosecuted as editor of the "Daily Service." Neither Dr. Maja nor Dr. Azikiwe were prosecuted personally; they were subpoenaed as witnesses of the Crown. The Service Press Ltd. and Ziks Press Ltd. were each convicted and fined £100. The editors were acquitted in both cases, but Mr. Ojiki, the author of the article in the "West African Pilot," was fined £40.