The Nigerian Army is yet to release the regional editor of Daily Trust, Uthman Abubakar from detention. Mr Abubakar was arrested on Sunday in Maiduguri, Borno State, alongside one of the newspaper’s reporters, Ibrahim Sawab, over unfavourable reporting of the counterinsurgency operation in the north-east. The military also sealed the Maiduguri, Abuja and Lagos offices of Daily Trust across the country, after forcefully asking staffers to vacate. On Sunday night, at about 10 p.m., the military released Mr Sawab who later confirmed that his editor, Mr Abubakar, was still being detained. Members of staff at the Daily Trust office said Mr Abubakar, was on two occasions, escorted by armed personnel to the Daily Trust office on Monday where he came to pick some items and was taken back to military custody.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 08, 2019 11:37 UTC