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Premium Times Reporter Freed

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A journalist with Premium Times, Samuel Ogundipe, who was detained on Tuesday, has been released on bail by the Kubwa Grade 1 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja.

He was granted the bail in the sum of N500,000 and a surety who must be resident within the court’s jurisdiction.

Ogundipe, who was represented in court by Mr. Jiti Ogunye, met the bail conditions and had been released.

The Nigeria Police Force had said Ogundipe was being investigated and prosecuted for unlawful possession of restricted and classified documents.

Ogundipe was arrested on August 14 for alleged publication of the Inspector-General of police interim report on the investigation on the former Director-General of DSS, Lawal Daura.

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