An Oyo State based journalist, Mr Tony Babatunde Daniel, was on Saturday harassed and brutalised by some personnel of Department of State Service, DSS, in Ibadan.

The incident occured at NNPC petroleum station which is few meters away to the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Secretariat in the Iyaganku area of Ibadan.

Daniel said that he was on queue to purchase petroleum when the incident occurred.

He was later rushed to a nearby hospital by his colleagues at the NUJ Secretariat.

The victim, while narrating his ordeal, described the incident as traumatic.

He added that his car was also damaged by the armed security operatives.

Efforts made by DAILY POST to get a reaction of the DSS were not successful as at the time of filing this report.

DSS operatives brutalize journalist in Ibadan