{"id":140700,"date":"2024-11-30T09:10:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T08:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/army-releases-fisayo-soyombo-after-three-days-in-detention"},"modified":"2024-11-30T10:17:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T09:17:17","slug":"army-releases-fisayo-soyombo-after-three-days-in-detention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-releases-fisayo-soyombo-after-three-days-in-detention","title":{"rendered":"Army releases Fisayo Soyombo after three days in detention"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Foundation for Investigative Journalism, FIJ, has announced that its founder, Fisayo Soyombo, has been released from detention by the Nigerian Army.<\/p>\n

DSoyombo and others were arrested for oil bunkering and have been in the custody of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt for three days.<\/p>\n

However, military authorities stated that Soyombo was apprehended at an illegal oil bunkering site.<\/p>\n

In a post on X on Friday evening, FIJ confirmed the journalist\u2019s release.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can confirm that our founder@fisayosoyombo has now been released by@HQNigerianArmy, following the intense media campaign you all mounted,\u201d the post reads.<\/p>\n

\u201cFIJ acknowledges the Nigerian Army\u2019s deliberate mischaracterisation to suggest an involvement in \u201cillegal oil bunkering.\u201d FIJ will also address this statement appropriately.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur immediate concern is regarding the safety of Fisayo Soyombo in view of extensive information sharing with the Army on his fieldwork during the period of his detention. We are assessing the situation and hoping that his safety will not be jeopardised after release.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Foundation for Investigative Journalism, FIJ, has announced that its founder, Fisayo Soyombo, has been released from detention by the Nigerian Army. DSoyombo and others were arrested for oil bunkering and have been in the custody of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt for three days. 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