What Fayose said over arrest of Premium Times’ Ogundipe

The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has joined other Nigerians
in condemning the arrest of Premium Times' reporter, Samuel Ogundipe.

We recalls that the police arrested Ogundipe on Wednesday over a
report the organisation published on the probe of Lawal Daura, sacked
Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS).

The police had reportedly asked Ogundipe to disclose how he obtained
the letter used for a story but the journalist declined in line with
the ethics of journalism.

The Ekiti Governor, while reacting to the development on his Twitter
page, called for the immediate release of the journalist, urging all
lovers of free speech to condemn the action.

Fayose tweeted: "The arrest and detention of Samuel Ogundipe of
@PremiumTimesng by the police must be condemned by all lovers of
freedom of speech and of the press.

"I join other well-meaning Nigerians to call for his immediate release
of Samuel Ogundipe."