Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre on Wednesday launched the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Fisayo Soyombo, on bail.
Soyombo, who was accompanied by his organisation’s lawyer, Abimbola Ojenike, to the NPF-NCCC headquarters in Abuja, was launched at about 4:55 pm.
Speaking with our correspondent after his launch, Soyombo stated he initially had no thought concerning the matter he was invited for because the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated he and FIJ had over 15 circumstances with the police.
He added that he was later interrogated for about eight hours on a report on the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire.
He stated, “There was nothing a lot that occurred and nothing dramatic.
“Even though the Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, had said that there were more than 15 allegations against me and FIJ, I came in without knowing what exactly I was here for. It ended up being about the Orelope Adefulire story. I was interrogated for about eight hours.”
Soyombo additionally disclosed that one of many bail circumstances was that he ought to report back to NPF-NCCC headquarters bi-weekly.
He stated, “Like I was saying, it was for this story that Shonibare was grilled; for which the police abducted Daniel Ojukwu and kept him in unlawful detention for days. Now, I am out on bail and I am supposed to come back here every two weeks.”
A reporter with the platform, Daniel Ojukwu, was kidnapped and detained by the centre on May 1 and was launched 10 days later after an outcry from media practitioners over the identical report.
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