IG orders sanction of officer over FIJ journalist's arrest
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 23/12/2025
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate sanction of the head of a police unit implicated in the controversial arrest of Sodeeq Atanda, a senior reporter with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism.The directive follows public outcry over the detention of the journalist’s wife and nine-month-old child, allegedly used as bait to lure him.The incident occurred on Monday when officers from the IGP Monitoring Unit reportedly detained Atanda’s wife, Adenike, and their infant at a location in Ikorodu, Lagos.According to FIJ, the police compelled Adenike (…)
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