The Editor of FirstNews, Segun Olatunji, whisked away from his home in Lagos State on Friday, March 15, 2024 by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) has been let off the hook.
Olatunji was handed over to Yomi Odunuga of The NATION and Iyobosa Uwugiaren of Thisday in Abuja on Thursday after sustained pressure from the media.
They were asked to guarantee that they would make Olatunji available if he was needed again.
The International Press Institute (IPI), the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE), and Olatunji’s employers had in separate statements, faulted his arrest and detention, demanding from the authorities to either release or charge him to court.
Olatunji, a former Kaduna State correspondent of The PUNCH, was arrested by men in military uniform from his home in the Iyana Odo, Abule Egba area of Lagos State.
The IPI Nigeria, 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.
