Daniel Ojukwu: Journalists, CSOs Protest Unlawful Detention Of FIJ Journalist, Demand Release

Some journalists and Civil Society Organisations on Thursday protested against the unlawful detention of a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Daniel Ojukwu.

The protesters, who stormed the Force Headquarters Abuja, in their numbers demanded his immediate release.

The protesters 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.

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

Ojukwu went missing on Wednesday, May 1, with his phone numbers turned off, leaving his whereabouts unknown to colleagues, family and friends.

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.

Investigations however indicated 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.

Condemning the act, Soyombo said, “We keep doing everything we can do behind the scenes,” adding that the abduction is “annoying.”