Yeah, we thought it was one of the phish emails too. It's not. This comes to us via The D-Word. American documentary filmmaker detained in Port Harcourt, NigeriaNEW YORK, September 2, 2008 - Andrew Berends, an established, award-winning American filmmaker and journalist from New York, was detained Sunday August 31st by the Nigerian military along with his translator, Samuel George, and Joe Bussio, the manager of a local bar. Andrew entered Nigeria legally in April 2008 to complete a documentary film.Andrew was held in custody without food, sleep, or representation, and with limited water for ...

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