Fisayo Soyombo
The Nigerian police have released Fisayo Soyombo, journalist and founder of online newspaper, FIJ, who was detained earlier on Monday.
FIJ made this known in a tweet shortly after it announced his detention.
“We can confirm that our Founder @fisayosoyombo has been released by the Force Headquarters.
“He was released on bail at exactly 6:26pm today and is to return on January 13, 2022.
“Our only offence here is that we published a TRUE story,” the newspaper tweeted on its verified Twitter handle.
PREMIUM TIMES had reported how the Nigerian Police Force detained the journalist following a publication which his paper indicted a senior police officer.
In a statement signed by Damilola Ayeni, the journalist was invited in connection to a report exposing a Commissioner of Police, Joseph Egbunike, who approved the establishment of a police transit camp in six states, a project the newspaper said was either non existent or little work done.
Mr Egbunike was in charge of the panel set up by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali, to investigate embattled Commander of the Police Intelligence Unit, Abba Kyari. (Premium Times)
