Fisayo Soyombo, founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, has been detained by the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Soyombo, a renowned award-winning investigative journalist celebrated for exposing corruption and systemic failures, has been unlawfully held for three consecutive days.
Meabwhile his illegal detention has sparked nationwide outrage and calls for his immediate release .
In a statement shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Friday, November 29, FIJ condemned the detention, describing it as an assault on press freedom.
“Journalism is not a crime! #FreeFisayoNow,” the organisation stated, while calling for Soyombo’s immediate release and urging the military to preserve critical evidence confiscated from him.
“All his devices have been seized. We call on the Nigerian Army to protect this evidence and ensure the truth is not suppressed,” FIJ said.
Recall that Soyombo was also in 2021 detained after publishing an exposé on police corruption.
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