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.
Gurei Muhammed Danjuma Voices Of Tomorrow Obasanjo Idris Amosa Saidu Ndama Al-hassan Tunji Folami Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen Offa Grammer School Abraham Ojo Quarry Royal Valley Yunus Lawal Al-Hikmah University Sunday Fagbemi Shuaib Abdulkadir Bukola Ajikobi Medview Airlines Bursary ASMAU PLAZA Sherif Shagaya Alaaya Risikat Lawal Www.Kwarareports.com Code Of Conduct Tribunal AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro Just Law Forum Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency Shururat Olatinwo ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited Christopher Odetunde Opolo Global Innovation Limited Kayode Ibrahim Baba-Isale Amule Basic Education Certificate Examination Adegoke Bamidele Erubu Oba Zubair Abdul-Rahoof Bello Sanusi Abubakar NITDA Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone Ibrahim Akaje Congress For National Consensus Ilorin General Hospital Theophilus Oyebiyi Kwara State Health Insurance Agency Olaiya Zuberu Standard Organization Of Nigeria Femi Gbajabiamila Osinbajo Esuwoye Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Shaykh Luqman Jimoh Alfa Modibbo Belgore Obuh Salaudeen Oyewale Madawaki Of Ilorin Lanre Olosunde Oloye Senate All Peoples Party Balogun Ajikobi Benin Republic Oladimeji Thompson Kwabes Sobi Specialist Hospital Saad Omo Iya Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum Yekini Adio Abdulkarim Adisa Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji Kwara North Yahaya Seriki Borgu Oniwasi Agbaye Tafida Of Ilorin

