Military authorities, on Thursday, yielded to pressure and released the Editor of FirstNews, Segun Olatunji, who was abducted from his home in Lagos State on Friday, March 15, 2024.
Segun Olatunji released to media colleagues
Segun Olatunji was released to some media stakeholders, including Yomi Odunuga and Iyobosa Uwugiaren in Abuja on Thursday after sustained pressure from the media.
They were asked to guarantee that they would make Olatunji available if needed again.
Segun Olatunji found with DIA- IPI
The International Press Institute, IPI, the Nigeria Guild of Editors, and the employers of Segun Olatunji had in separate statements, faulted his incarceration, asking authorities to either release the editor or charge him to court.
Recall that Olatunji, was abducted by men in military uniform from his home in the Iyana-Odo, Abule Egba area of Lagos State.
The IPI, on Wednesday, said it traced Olatunji to the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency.
