The Nigerian military has finally released the editor of FirstNews, Segun Olatunji, after 13 days.
Theliberationnews reported that Olatunji was whisked away by armed men in his home in Iyana Odo, Abule Egba area of Lagos, on March 15 with nothing heard about him ever since.
Several groups, including the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Nigerian Guild of Editors, and International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria, had called for Olatunji’s release.
On Wednesday, the Nigerian chapter of the IPI confirmed that the journalist was in the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA).
It was gathered that he was released to selected journalists in Abuja on Thursday, who were asked to guarantee that they would make him available if needed.
