Ogundipe: Police Should Respect Freedom of the Press, Says Olaniyonu

The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President of the Senate, Alhaji Yusuph Olaniyonu, has stated that the continued illegal detention of Samuel Ogundipe, a Premium Times journalist, was an affront on the fourth estate of the realm and an assault on freedom of the press, freedom of speech and due process.   In a statement released on Thursday, Olaniyonu, a former Editor and Editorial Board Chairman with THISDAY Newspaper, reiterated that freedom of speech and due process must be adhered to in Ogundipe’s case, stating that journalists…