Nigerian Army frees investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo
The Nigerian Army has released investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo.
The Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) made this known on X (formerly Twitter).
It would be recalled that FIJ alerted Nigerians through its X handle that Soyombo had been in Army custody for the past three days.
“The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt has been detaining our founder, Fisayo Soyombo, for three days. Journalism is not a crime,” FIJ wrote.
Earlier, the Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Danjuma, had confirmed Soyombo’s arrest. In a statement on Friday, Danjuma said Soyombo was apprehended at an illegal oil bunkering site.
He noted that Soyombo, along with other suspects arrested at the site, was undergoing preliminary investigations to determine their level of involvement in the alleged crime
