Premium Times reporter, Samuel Ogundipe arrested by Nigerian Police force on Tuesday has been released. Ogundipe was freed on Friday after he was granted bail by magistrate Abdulwahab Mohammed of the Kubwa Grade 1 Magistrate Court in Kubwa, Abuja. Masked armed operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) blocked access to the Senate and House of Representatives, preventing lawmakers from entering workers, journalists and other visitors from entering. After a public outcry he was finally arraigned in an Abuja court this week. Abiri, the publisher of Weekly Source magazine, is due to appear in an Abuja court on Friday for a hearing.

Source: The Guardian August 17, 2018 10:42 UTC