The Department of State Services has released the Abuja-based journalist, Edna Ulaeto of OrderPaper, over a report on the alleged move by the senators to Impeach its president, Goodwill Akpabio.
Operatives from the DSS had arrested the journalist during a raid on her home on Friday.
According to a statement from OrderPaper management, armed and masked DSS agents stormed Ms Ulaeto’s residence, mistreating her before forcibly taking her to an undisclosed location.
The statement also revealed that neighbours who tried to intervene or document the incident were pushed away, with some being threatened into deleting their photos and videos.
The paper noted that despite its retraction and public apology, the DSS proceeded with the arrest, leaving Ms Ulaeto’s family and colleagues alarmed and distraught.
However, the Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute on…