Home Human Rights Soldiers Allegedly Abduct Journalist, Segun Olatunji Over Publication On Chief of Defence Office
Human RightsNews

Soldiers Allegedly Abduct Journalist, Segun Olatunji Over Publication On Chief of Defence Office

527
Suspected Armed Soldiers Abducts Journalist, Segun Olatunji over 'Defence Chief Office Running' Publication
Journalist, Segun Olatunji

Piqued by the attack on freedom of the press, the International Press Centre’s Centre for Safety and Protection of Journalists (I-CSPJ) and Amnesty International have demanded the immediate release of Mr Segun Olatunji, the Lagos-based Editor of First News and former Kaduna Bureau Chief of Punch Newspaper.

Over the weekend, Olatunji was illegally abducted by officers of the Nigerian Army at his Lagos home in the presence of his wife and children by 10 armed men, two of whom were dressed in military uniform, neglecting press freedom and infringing on his privacy rights.

The reason for his abduction reportedly follows the online publication revealing the alleged running of the Defence Chief’s office as a family. His abduction remains an infringement of human rights and an attack on press freedom.

Following his arrest, his family wrote an SOS letter to Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release Olatunji. The Nigerian is yet to make a statement over the abduction.

Also, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria HURIWA has called on the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, or the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, to release immediately or state publicly why Olatunji is being held.

About The Author

Written by
Mayowa Durosinmi

M. Durosinmi is a West Africa Weekly investigative reporter covering Politics, Human Rights, Health, and Security in West Africa and the Sahel Region

Related Articles

Nigeria’s inflation rebasing
FinanceNews

Nigeria’s Inflation Drops to 24.48% After CPI Rebasing, Hardship Persists 

Nigeria’s inflation rate fell to 24.48 per cent in January 2025 from...

Nigerian subscribers have expressed outrage following Airtel Nigeria’s decision to increase its data and call tariffs, raising the cost of various data bundles and increasing call tariffs from 18 kobo per second to 25 kobo per second.
News

Subscribers Lament as Airtel Increases Data and Call Price by 50 per cent

Subscribers have expressed outrage following Airtel Nigeria’s decision to increase its data...

Manufacturers
BusinessNews

Manufacturers Association Says “Sector Is on Its Last Breath,” Tells FG to Stop Interest Rate Hikes

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has raised alarm over the deteriorating...

BusinessNews

Commuters Say Niger Republic Has Begun Restricting Travellers with Only ECOWAS Passport

Niger Republic has started imposing restrictions on Nigerians using the ECOWAS passport,...