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The police in Abuja late Thursday released the PREMIUM TIMES Publisher and a journalist that were arrested on Thursday afternoon.
Dapo Olorunyomi, publisher of the newspaper, was arrested alongside the judiciary correspondent, Evelyn Okakwu, at around 5:00 p.m.
They were released on bail and instructed to report at the FCT Police Command Headquarters by 8:00 a.m. Friday morning.
But a highly-placed police source said the invitation could be a ploy to detain the journalists for an extended period.
The police source said there are chances that the two could be taken before a Magistrate’s Court.
Their arrest sparked widespread condemnation, with the Amnesty International promising to launch an investigation into the motive behind it.
Dapo Olorunyomi, publisher of the newspaper, was arrested alongside the judiciary correspondent, Evelyn Okakwu, at around 5:00 p.m.
They were released on bail and instructed to report at the FCT Police Command Headquarters by 8:00 a.m. Friday morning.
But a highly-placed police source said the invitation could be a ploy to detain the journalists for an extended period.
The police source said there are chances that the two could be taken before a Magistrate’s Court.
Their arrest sparked widespread condemnation, with the Amnesty International promising to launch an investigation into the motive behind it.
