Some officers from the Administrative center of the Nationwide Safety Aider who kidnapped The PUNCH photojournalist, Kayode Jaiyeola, on Thursday, are but to let go his digital camera, telephones and alternative property to him.
Jaiyeola was once a number of the reporters protecting the starvation protest at Eagles Sq. when officers from the place of job of the NSA kidnapped him.
In spite of appearing them his place of job id card, the ONSA officers took his digital camera, telephones and alternative property clear of him.
Jaiyeola mentioned the ONSA officers drove him to the FCT police command and ordered his detention.
He added that the officers refused his requests to name his place of job or nation and tell them of his whereabouts.
Jaiyeola mentioned, “I pleaded with them when we got to the station to allow me to speak with my office with my phones but they didn’t answer me. They drove off without even documenting with the police. They just introduced themselves as being from the office of the NSA. It was more of a case of abduction because nobody knew where I was, even in abduction cases the kidnappers will still let your family know you have been kidnapped.”
Jaiyeola mentioned that he controlled to name considered one of his colleagues within the place of job then the FCT Nigerian Union of Reporters chairman, Jide Oyekunle, visited the command to retrieve his telephone, which were seized by means of the FCT Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh.
“It was after the FCT chairman was given his phone I approached him to help me call any PUNCH reporter on his list. That was how I was able to make that distress call which eventually resulted in my release”, he added.
Jaiyeola who returned house some mins in the past, mentioned efforts to get again his property proved abortive.
He mentioned, “Upcoming I used to be discharged the police attempted to backup me see if they may backup me get again my digital camera and telephones however there was once negative headway. So I went instantly to the NSA’s place of job however I used to be requested the names officials who arrested me. I advised them they weren’t in uniform and there was once negative means I may know their names.
“I told them I can identify them when I see them. After some minutes they asked me to leave, at first I didn’t want to but in order not to create a scene I left and went back to the station with the hope that they would go back there to drop my gadgets but they didn’t.”
Efforts to talk to the ONSA’s spokesperson, Zakari Mijinyawa had been fruitless as shouts to his form weren’t replied, and he has but to answer a message despatched to him at the topic.
When contacted, the FCT command police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh mentioned Jaiyeola was once introduced by means of NSA officers and were discharged.
Adeh added that Jaiyeola was once nonetheless on the command for the reason that police had been looking to backup him get his telephone and digital camera again.
“We didn’t arrest him. He was once introduced from the NSA place of job. He has been advised to walk however he mentioned his telephone and devices are with the community who introduced him and we’ve got been looking to see how he may get them again which was once why he’s nonetheless with us. FCT police command didn’t arrest him, please. “