Investigative Journalist Fisayo Soyombo Submits Self To Police In Abuja

Investigative journalist and founder, Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Fisayo Soyombo, on Wednesday, honoured police invitation at the Nigeria Poice Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCC) in Abuja over a petition against him.

The journalist arrived at the facility around 9:00am and was accompanied by the media organisation’s lawyer, Barr. Abimbola Ojenike.

Soyombo, who took to his social media handles to announce the development, said that should nobody hear from him, it means that he has been detained by the Nigerian Police.

He had been previously declared wanted by the Nigerian Police over some of his exclusive and undercover reports which many top government officials considered offensive.

Soyombo wrote, “I have just voluntarily arrived at the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCC) in Abuja based on publicly available information that I am wanted. I’m here with @fijnigeria lawyer @abimbolaojenike.

“If you haven’t heard from me by dawn, it means I have been detained, in which case, further updates will be provided by @fijnigeria.

“See you ‘soon’, whenever that is — today, tomorrow, next week, next month. Whenever.”

He, however, did not say the source or nature of the petition against him.