THE WILL NEWS
A reporter with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Daniel Ojukwu, has regained his freedom from police custody.
Earlier, FIJ said Ojukwu was arrested by the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of IGP Egbetokun. It added that the journalist was initially detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, in Lagos state, before being transferred to Abuja.
But in an update on Friday, FIJ confirmed in a post on X that Ojukwu has been released by the Nigerian Police Force “after 10 days in police captivity”.
The Nigerian Police, on Thursday, said that the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, was not involved in Ojukwu’s case.
Police spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this disclosure while giving an update on the detention of Ojukwu.
“The IGP has no hand in this case. The team handling FIJ’s case is headed by a commissioner of police, who is competent and ready to do justice all the time.
“The Police Force has not erred in this case at all. The law must take its course. If Daniel Ojukwu produces a substantive surety today, he will be released on bail”, Adejobi said on X.
