'It's being resolved' — information minister speaks on arrest of FIJ journalist

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Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, says his ministry is working to resolve the issues around the detention of Daniel Ojukwu.

Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism , was reported to have gone missing.that the journalist was arrested by operatives attached to the national cybercrime centre in Abuja over a petition filed against him.the information minister said President Bola Tinubu’s administration is determined to ensure that the work of journalists “will continue unhindered and interrupted”.

“I know that we have had some challenges, especially in the last couple of weeks concerning one journalist who has had some problems with the security agencies. That problem has been solved or is being solved. I’m being reminded by someone today that there’s another one. We are also working to ensure that one is also resolved.

 

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