Military authorities in Nigeria on Thursday have freed the Editor of a media platform FirstNews, Segun Olatunji, who was abducted from his home in Lagos State on Friday, March 15, 2024.
His release comes after days of sustained pressure by his professional colleagues and other well wishers
Olatunji was released to some media stakeholders, including Yomi Odunuga of The Nation newspaper and Iyobosa Uwugiaren of Thisday Newspaper in Abuja on the condition that they would make Olatunji available if needed again.
The International Press Institute, the Nigeria Guild of Editors, and Olatunji’s employers had in separate statements, faulted his incarceration, asking authorities to either release the editor or charge him to court.
Recall that Olatunji, a former Kaduna State correspondent of The PUNCH, was abducted by men in military uniform from his home in the Iyana Odo, Abule Egba area of Lagos State.
The IPI, on Wednesday, said it traced Olatunji to the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency.
The DIA is an agency under the command of Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye, who reports to the Chief of Defence Staff.
No reason was given for his arrest
Military Frees Abducted Lagos Editor After Two Weeks In Their Custody
