Investigative journalist and founder, Basis for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Fisayo Soyombo, on Wednesday, honoured police invitation on the Nigeria Poice Pressure Nationwide Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCC) in Abuja over a petition in opposition to him.
The journalist arrived on the facility round 9:00am and was accompanied by the media organisation’s lawyer, Barr. Abimbola Ojenike.
Soyombo, who took to his social media handles to announce the event, stated that ought to no one hear from him, it signifies that he has been detained by the Nigerian Police.
He had been beforehand declared wished by the Nigerian Police over a few of his unique and undercover studies which many high authorities officers thought-about offensive.
Soyombo wrote, “I’ve simply voluntarily arrived on the Nigeria Police Pressure Nationwide Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCC) in Abuja primarily based on publicly out there data that I’m wished. I’m right here with @fijnigeria lawyer @abimbolaojenike.
“When you haven’t heard from me by daybreak, it means I’ve been detained, wherein case, additional updates might be supplied by @fijnigeria.
“See you ‘quickly’, every time that’s — at this time, tomorrow, subsequent week, subsequent month. At any time when.”
He, nevertheless, didn’t say the supply or nature of the petition in opposition to him.
