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JUST IN: Police Release FIJ’s Daniel Ojukwu After Nine Days In Custody

Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has regained his freedom.

Gatekeepers News reports that FIJ disclosed on its website that Ojukwu regained freedom on Friday after 10 days in police custody.

Ojukwu had been detained by the police since May 1 after he was “abducted” by officers in Lagos.

The family of the journalist and FIJ management were unaware of his whereabouts until 48 hours after he was declared missing.

The journalist could not communicate with his family and friends as his mobile gadgets were seized.

Subsequently, the journalist’s family received a report that Ojukwu was detained at the state criminal investigation department (SCID), Panti, Lagos, for allegedly violating the Cybercrime Act of 2015.

On May 5, the journalist was moved from Lagos to the national cybercrime centre in Abuja.

Afterwards, it was disclosed that Ojukwu was detained over a story on contract procurement by the office of the senior special assistant to the president on sustainable development goals (OSSAP-SDGs).

Uthman Olamilekan Bagbansoro

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