newspaper, Mr. Musa Abdullahi Krishi, who was detained at the National Assembly Complex at 11:30 a.m. yesterday by armed policemen, has been released following public outcry and condemnations.Krishi was released at 4:00 p.m., some hours after his detention.
The correspondent was handed over to armed policemen by the National Assembly Divisional Crime Officer (DCO), Dele Olaoye.An eyewitness said the operatives whisked the reporter into a Hilux Van with Registration Number ABJ RSH 850 AH from the Divisional Police Office at the National Assembly en-route to Kano for interrogation over a paid advertisement placed in the Daily Trust newspaper recently.
The police, who had been on the trail of Krishi, failed to inform the newspaper why the fearless journalist was abducted.Krishi’s arrest came a week after Tony Ezimakor, Abuja Bureau Chief of Daily Independent newspaper, was released after being detained at the Department of State Service (DSS) headquarters for over five days over a story he published.
Source Guardian Newspaper.
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