Media bodies, CSOs want Olatunji’s incarceration probed

brutalisation and torture of the Editor of FirstNews Newspapers, Mr Segun Olatunji .. brutalisation and torture of the Editor of FirstNews Newspapers, Mr Segun Olatunji , by military men, who reacted to stories published by the media outlet.

In addition, “The Chief of Defence Intelligence , who commands the Defence Intelligence Agency , Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye, reportedly ordered the operation that culminated in Mr Olatunji’s abduction, torture, and detention while the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, to whom the CDI reports, was also reportedly aware of the operation but joined the CDI to claim for days that the journalist was not in their custody.

It will be recalled that armed men, in military uniforms, who introduced themselves as military personnel from the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air Force and the Defence Intelligence Agency , led by a military officer, who also introduced himself as Colonel Lawal, invaded Olatunji’s home in a Lagos suburb on March 15, 2024.

The bodies demanded, among others, that the Federal Government should conduct a speedy, public, transparent and independent investigation into the incident in order to identify all persons within and outside the military, who were connected with the violation of Olatunji’s rights; full accountability for all those responsible; payment of compensation to Olatunji; and an unequivocal public commitment by Federal Government to respect and defend the rights and freedom of journalists and other...

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