Afrigather Mrs. Oluwatosin Olatunji, spouse of the kidnapped editor of FirstNews, Segun Olatunji, has stated his whereabouts had been nonetheless unknown over 48 hours after some gunmen suspected to be troopers whisked him away from his Iyana Odo, Abule Egba, Lagos residence on Friday night time.
The armed males, numbering 10 reportedly arrived at Olatunji’s residence, a couple of minutes after 6 pm, reached for his cellphone, and seized it instantly earlier than bundling him right into a van.
The Assistant Director of Public Relations on the 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Military, Main Augustine Kolawole Bello, didn’t reply to inquiries despatched to his cellphone by our correspondent on Friday night time.
Olatunji’s spouse, who described her husband as a mild individual, said that regardless of efforts by his employers (First Information) to get him launched, nothing has been achieved to date.
She added that the closest she has obtained by way of excellent news concerning the abduction was the promise made by the writer of FirstNews, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, that her husband can be again by the tip of Saturday.
” I’ve not heard from him for the reason that abduction. What I used to be informed was that his employers have began working for his launch. My husband’s brother informed me that his boss (Mr. Markson) stated he can be again earlier than the tip of Saturday. Until now, I’ve not seen him.
“My husband is just not troublesome. He’s solely targeted on doing his job even whereas he was working for PUNCH,” Olatunji’s spouse informed our correspondent on Sunday.
Although the armed males didn’t give causes for the kidnapping, FirstNews administration stated in an announcement that the motion might be in reference to not too long ago printed tales titled -“Revealed: “Defence Chief operating an workplace like a household enterprise – Public Curiosity Legal professionals”, printed by many different on-line platforms and “EXCLUSIVE: How contractor, the corporate stole N100bn, laundered funds for prime govt officers – Investigation” (which was later pulled down).
Reacting to the claims by the newspaper, Olatunji’s spouse denied data of such tales, saying she solely examine them after the kidnapping.
” He was with me three weeks in the past, and he didn’t point out something of such. I solely heard concerning the controversial tales within the information like each different individual. I’m stunned as nicely as a result of my husband at all times sends me his tales, however these explicit ones, I’m not conscious of them,” she said.
