NUJ, IPC secure police apology over Osun journalist’s arrest

Osun State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and the International Press Centre, IPC, person secured an apology from the Osun State Police Command pursuing the apprehension and detention of the union’s secretary, Olalekan Akindoju.

The apology was conveyed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, during a unrecorded programme connected Rave 91.7FM, wherever helium spoke connected behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Mr Ibrahim Gotan.

DSP Ojelabi said the constabulary bid regretted the incidental and had commenced an probe into the behaviour of the operatives progressive successful the operation. 

He extended the apology to Mr Akindoju, the Osun NUJ, Rave 91.7FM/WSTV and journalists crossed the state.

“We apologise to Mr Akindoju, the NUJ, Rave 91.7FM/WSTV and the full journalism assemblage implicit the unlawful detention. The officers progressive were already being investigated,” Ojelabi stated.

The apology followed wide reactions to the apprehension of Akindoju, who is besides the Head of News and Current Affairs astatine Rave 91.7FM/WSTV. 

He was arrested astatine his residence successful Osogbo successful the aboriginal hours of June 11 by equipped constabulary operatives.

Narrating the incident, Akindoju said helium was dormant erstwhile helium heard antithetic movements astir his residence astatine astir 6 a.m.

According to him, immoderate individuals had jumped o...