{"id":45771,"date":"2021-07-14T14:49:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T14:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=45771"},"modified":"2021-07-14T14:49:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T14:49:18","slug":"nigerian-secret-police-arrests-israeli-filmmakers-over-alleged-contact-with-ipob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=45771","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian secret police arrests Israeli filmmakers over alleged contact with IPOB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSS.jpg\" alt=\"DSS stops June 12 rally in Ibadan, arrests three\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of State Service (DSS) on Tuesday arrested three Israeli filmmakers in the South-East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trio, who were shooting a documentary on the Jewish ancestry in Africa, were arrested by the secret police for allegedly having contacts with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those arrested were a Zionist activist, Rudy Rochman, Noam Leibman and French-Israeli journalist, E. David Benaym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Israeli Foreign Ministry, which confirmed the arrest of the men, said they were in Nigeria to shoot a film titled: \u201cWe Were Never Lost,\u201d a documentary exploring Jewish communities in Kenya, Madagascar, Uganda, and Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Family members of one of the men said the allegations were entirely unfounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Israeli Embassy in Nigeria is currently in contact with Nigerian authorities on the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of State Service (DSS) on Tuesday arrested three Israeli filmmakers in the South-East. The trio, who were shooting a documentary on the Jewish ancestry in Africa, were arrested by the secret police for allegedly having contacts with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). 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