Protesters Storm Force Headquarters, Demand Release Of Detained Journalist

Some Civil Society Organisations and journalists, on Thursday, stormed the Force Headquarters in Abuja, demanding the release of Daniel Ojukwu, a detained investigative journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism.

Viral pictures online captured some of the protesters to include: a legal practitioner, Deji Adeyanju; a Pro-democracy activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore; amongst others.

Also seen in a now-viral video on X, on Thursday, protesters carried banners with the inscriptions, ‘Free Daniel Ojukwu,’ ‘No to a police state,’ Journalism is not a crime,’ and ‘Stop the impunity.’

GWG.ng reported on Wednesday that Ojukwu was moved to the National Cybercrime Centre, in Abuja, on Sunday by the Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun.

Despite initial efforts by the FIJ to file a missing person report at police stations in the area where Ojukwu was last seen, his location remained undisclosed.

Condemning the act, Soyombo said, “We keep doing everything we can

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