"Free Fisayo Now"_ Nigerians Demand.
“Free Fisayo Now”_ Nigerians Demand.
FreeFisayoNow is the hashtag trending on X because Nigerians are calling on the Nigerian Army to release investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo whom they arrested on Tuesday.
His arrest is possibly linked to a series of whistleblowing exposing ill£gal smugg/ing in the Customs.
Since the IBD Dende investigation, Fisayo has been negatively under the radar of Nigerian authorities.
Early this year in March, he revealed how IBD Dende has power to smugg/e ill£gal dr/ugs, amongst others into the country.
He also posted video evidence. IBD Dende denied.
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Customs, House of Reps, paid no attention. Instead Fisayo was declared wanted.
On August 14th, he honored police invitation. Where he was detained for 8hrs, before he was released on bail.
He later explained that, his invitation was over 15 petitions against him about a story on the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs Nigeria (OSSAP-SDGs) headed by Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire.
Just this month, he again exposed a syndicate that illegally moved 130,000 bags of rice into country from Bebe, Benin to Sango.
Nigerians customs didn’t react, despite the overwhelming evidences he presented.
Fisayo’s case is one amosgt many cases of alleged press suppression in the country. So, Nigerians are calling on related authorities to release him.
As he was arrested there days ago in Port Harcourt by the 6th Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt.
Here are some of the comments of concerned Nigerians below.
@AishaYesufu- “_Dear Nigerian Army,Go and arrest Bello Turji that have not only dared you and kil/ed Nigerians but also your men and women.
Leave Fisayo Alone. Journalism is not a crim£.
FreeFisayoNow”
@lollypeezle- “They detained a journalist for 3 days and it’s just coming to light.
How many nobodies do they detain daily without traces? This is so messed up.
This is the nonsense their boys defend online.
These people are power drunk. Our society is in shambles.
FreeFisayoNow”_
@ruffydfire- _”FreeFisayoNow we can’t have a lawless society where journalists are h@rassed_”
@SERAPNigeria- “BREAKING: We urge President Tinubu to direct Nigeria’s army chief to immediately release journalist Fisayo Soyombo who is detained by the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt. We’ll see the administration in court if he is not released within 48 hours. FreeFisayoNow”
