Online Special • Created August 15, 2018 15:25

Shehu Sani calls for release of detained Premium Times reporter

The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has called for the unconditional release of Premium Times reporter, Samuel Ogundipe. The senator’s call comes hours after The Nigerian police, through the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on Tuesday, arrested and detained Samuel Ogundipe, in a bid to make him disclose his source for a published story. Although […]

Shehu Sani calls for release of detained Premium Times reporter

The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has called for the unconditional release of Premium Times reporter, Samuel Ogundipe.

The senator’s call comes hours after The Nigerian police, through the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on Tuesday, arrested and detained Samuel Ogundipe, in a bid to make him disclose his source for a published story.

Although Ogundipe was detained alongside the Editor in Chief of Premium Times online Newspaper, Musikilu Mojeed, the latter was released without giving away the source while Ogundipe is still being held to disclose the source of information on the report.

Senator Sani, while calling for the release of the detained reporter via a tweet on Wednesday, stressed that "Free press is the fortress and the Bastion of democracy".

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