Breaking: Police release PREMIUM TIMES publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi

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Published on January 19, 2017 by pmnews   ·   No Comments

released dapo e1484863396366 Breaking: Police release PREMIUM TIMES publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi

Dapo and Evelyn (r-l) after they were released by the police this evening

Publisher of Premium Times newspaper Dapo Olorunyomi and Judicial reporter Evelyn Okakwu have been released by the police in Abuja.

Both were arrested Thursday afternoon in Abuja.

Dapo Olorunyomi, publisher of the newspaper, was arrested alongside the judiciary correspondent, Evelyn Okakwu, at around 5:00 p.m.

They were released on bail and instructed to report at the FCT Police Command Headquarters by 8:00 a.m. Friday morning.

But a highly-placed police source said the invitation could be a ploy to detain the journalists for an extended period.

The police source said there are chances that the two could be taken before a Magistrate’s Court.

“From what I understand, if they report tomorrow morning, they will be taken to a Magistrate’s Court and…

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