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Nigerian investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, has been reportedly arrested and detained by the 6 Division of the Nigerian Military in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The arrest, which passed off three days in the past, was confirmed by the Basis For Investigative Journalism (FIJ) on its official web page on Friday morning.
It was gathered that Soyombo’s detention could also be linked to his work exposing corruption and smugglers aided by Nigerian Customs Providers.
The FIJ has known as for his speedy launch and raised the alarm over the rising threats to press freedom within the nation.
Soyombo, recognized for his investigative reporting on high-profile points comparable to corruption, abuse of energy, and human rights violations, has beforehand confronted varied threats and harassment.
“The 6 Division of the Nigerian Military in Port Harcourt has been detaining our founder ‘Fisayo Soyombo 3 days working. Journalism isn’t against the law,” FIJ stated.
Earlier in November, Soyombo had launched extra movies to ascertain his smuggling allegations involving Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) officers.
Fisayo, in an announcement issued on his verified social media handles, had alleged that Nigerian customs officers had conspired with Adeyemi Habeeb Abdulganiy, an alleged multi-billionaire-naira smuggler higher generally known as Abuga, to illegally cross about 2000 vehicles and smuggle in baggage of rice into the nation.
He had stated the unlawful operation was slated to happen on Sunday, tenth of November, 2024.
The journalist wrote: “All is ready. Your males, working with Adeyemi Habeeb Abdulganiy, the multi-billionaire-smuggler higher generally known as Abuga, are primed to cross greater than 2,000 vehicles containing not less than 65 baggage of rice every from Bebe within the Benin Republic into Sango, Nigeria.
“A few of these vehicles will enter Sango from the toll gate by driving towards site visitors, consequently endangering lives, whereas some will achieve entry into Sango by way of Ifo; others will use the Oju-Ore-Ota route.
“Highway customers in Sango can anticipate site visitors congestion early tomorrow morning except this submit prompts an about-face from the actors. I perceive as nicely that troopers from the 192 battalion at Owode shall be patrolling through the journey to forestall any resistance.
“So, @CustomsNG, simply so you already know, the individuals are watching; they are going to be hysterically laughing at you while you announce “seizure of 1 million baggage of rice and 25 cartons of weapons” later this week.”
Nevertheless, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Nationwide Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Aliyu Maiwada, had introduced that Fisayo’s claims have been fictitious.
He had stated it was illogical for anybody to imagine their personnel have been concerned within the unlawful operation.
In his one other submit, Fisayo had launched two extra movies to substantiate his smuggling allegations towards the customs officers.
He stated: “Since Maiwada considers my revelations ‘tales by moonlight’, I’m supplying two extra video proof of smuggling-ready rice vehicles merely awaiting last clearance from rogue Customs officers.”
“If, after this, Maiwada nonetheless considers my revelations fictitious, I’m joyful to share extra movies with you. I’m simply making an attempt to be helpful to you, so you possibly can in flip be helpful to Nigerians quite than your pockets,” the journalist added.
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