Why We Arrested Investigative Journalist Fisayo Soyombo, Nigerian Army Opens Up [Video]

• The Nigerian Army has finally explained why investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo, the founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), was arrested
• The Nigerian Army claimed that Soyombo was arrested at an illegal oil bunkering site linked to a notorious gang involved in pipeline vandalism and oil theft in Port Harcourt, Rivers state
• The Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations Danjuma John Danjuma, a lieutenant colonel disclosed this in a statement and shared further details

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On Friday, November 29, the Nigerian Army, disclosed that Fisayo Soyombo, investigative journalist and founder of Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), was arrested on “an illegal oil bunkering site” in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.

Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, a Lieutenant Colonel and spokesperson of the the 6 Division of Nigerian Army said …