Reasons Police Is Holding Journalist Daniel Ojukwu -Sowore

Pro-democracy activist, Omoyele Sowore has an axe to grind with the Nigeria Police over detained journalist Daniel Ojukwu.

Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 general elections, has in fact, enumerated three reasons he says are responsible for the continued detention of the journalist.

These much he had stated in his X account, in the following words:

“We’ve spent the last two days in Abuja to get Daniel Ojukwu of @fijnigeria bailed out from unjust incarceration, meeting police officers in their offices.

“A few things are clear, there is a breakdown in the @PoliceNG command structure; we met junior officers who are more potent and powerful than their bosses based on their connections; also, we noted that the @policeng is not interested in reforms

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“#Endsars scarred them but they’re are rolling back the gains more fiercely than ever, even when they’re clearly breaking the laws of the land, they’d rather die for crumbs from the corrupt political class than honour the rights of Nigerians.”

“Finally, they hate serious journalism with passion and are hell-bent on creating a media landscape that dances to their whims and caprices.

“After two days of being tossed around, senior officers told us the IGP and his boys wouldn’t let us release this boy, Daniel, that was after a surety we provided had met their bail conditions. #RevolutionNow,” he added.

Daniel Ojukwu, was reportedly abducted by the Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector General of Police on Mqy 1, and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, in Lagos State, according to FIJ.

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The foundation had to file a missing person report at police stations in the area where Ojukwu was headed.

His phones were however to be tracked later to an address in Isheri Olofin, a location, by private investigators hired by FIJ, accused of violating the 2015 Cybercrime Act.