2 Kwara Journalists Regain Freedom After 10 Days In Police Custody
A revenue court sitting in Il?rin, Kwara State, has granted bail to two journalists, Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan, publisher of Just Event Online; and Oluwatoyin Lukman of Satcom Media, detained by the Kwara State Police Command at the instance of a former Principal Private Secretary to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Mrs Jumoke Gafar.
They were released by Magistrate Abdulganiyu Ajia following his approval of a bail application filed by their lawyer, Taofeeq Olateju.
City & Crime reports that Mrs Gafar had petitioned the police over a report by the defendants which she claimed was responsible for her non-reappointment by the governor.
Speaking after their release, Taofeeek revealed that the Chairman of the Association of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners (ASKOMP), Saliu Shola Taofeek, chose the path of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to resolve the matter.
He expressed delight over the petitioner's willingness to pursue an amicable resolution, adding that ASKOMP members had no intention of tarnishing her reputation.
He, however, urged ASKOMP members to continue upholding the ethical standards of journalism and to remain steadfast in carrying out their duties.
The detention of the journalists attracted widespread condemnation within and outside the state over what was described as a result of the infighting within the ranks of the state government.
According to ASKOMP, the source of the press release for which they were arrested is “a senior government official”.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Garment Factory Temitope Ogunbanke MATTA Girls Foundation Bashir Adigun Abubakar Atiku Www.Kwarareports.com Ibrahim Jawondo Hijaab Iyabo Dupe Adekeye Moshood Kashimawo Abiola GANZY Hassan Saliu Oluwole Dupe Ajia-Bako Abdullahi AbdulMajeed CCT Esinniobiwa Quareeb Shoprite Muhammed Danjuma Kubra Kazum Okasanmi Ajayi Kayode Ibrahim Omotoso Musa Umar Ahmed Gunu Oja-Oba Yunus Lawal Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory Doyin Awoyale Okin High School Moronfoye Share-Tsaragi Ibrahim Sulu Gambari Saka Abimbola Isau Federal Road Maintenance Agency Okoolowo Belgore Bayo Lawal Isiaka Abdulrazak Olaosebikan Alimi Abdulrazaq Olugbense Victor Gbenga Yusuf Principal Private Secretary Prince Sunday Fagbemi Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency Azeez Salawu Ilorin Likeminds Foundation Apata Ajele Secondary School Tayo Alao Trader Moni Muhammadu Buhari Yahaya Seriki Marufat Oladosu Gambari Doyin Group Ado Ibrahim Roheemat Hammed KWACOBPA Aliyu Umar All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools Charles Ibitoye Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria Abubakar Abdullahi Bata Omoniyi Ayinla Oyun Chief Imam Of Lafiagi Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria Busari Alabi Alausa Shuaib Boni Aliyu Ganmo Power Sub-Station Abubakar Ndakene Olatunde Michaels Firdaos Amasa Alikinla Owu Fall Kwara University Of Education College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies

