The harrowing experience of being abducted and held captive for three days in Lagos
Segun Olatunji, the Editor of FirstNews Newspaper, shared his frightening ordeal at the hands of military personnel who forcefully took him from his residence in Lagos. He was finally released on Thursday after being held captive for days.
Under mounting pressure, military authorities eventually set Olatunji free after he was abducted from his Lagos home on Friday, March 15, 2024.
Following sustained pressure from the media, Olatunji was handed over to media figures such as Yomi Odunuga from The Nation newspaper and Iyobosa Uwugiaren from Thisday Newspaper in Abuja.
They had to ensure that Olatunji could be accessed if the need arose again.
International Press Institute, Nigeria Guild of Editors, and Ola...