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Nigerian Journalist detained for 2 years without trial finally released
Freedom finally came the way of a journalist, Jones Abiri, who was detained for two years without trial by the Department of State Service (DSS).
Abiri, who was detained over allegations that he was linked to Niger Delta militants, was released on Wednesday evening after meeting his bail conditions.
It would be recalled that Abiri was arraigned in court recently after two years of detention, where the judge granted him bail.
His lawyer, Samuel Ogala, however complained that the bail conditions were too stringent.
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Government officials had tried to justify his illegal detention for several reasons, with the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed claiming he was not a journalist.
He was however finally charged to court after local and international outcry, condemning his continual detention without trial.
The court, after the lawyer’s complain about the stringency of the bail conditions, varied them last week, leading to his eventual release on Wednesday.
Abiri’s trial is billed to continue on Thursday at an Abuja Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, according to Ocala.
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