The Osun State Police Command has released Mr Sikiru Obarayese, the Daily Post reporter who was arrested during the protest to commemorate the first anniversary of the demonstration against police brutality in the state.
In a telephone interview with AMILOADED, the Osun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Opalola Yemisi said: “The Police officers who arrested him didn’t know he is a journalist. It was later that they knew. The Commissioner of Police has intervened and he has been released.”
Also, the Chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Osun Chapter, Comrade Wasiu Ajadosu confirmed his release in an interview with AMILOADED.
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