*Oloye Ayodele Samuel, his family, Staff and Management of Taraba Truth and Facts and Rock FM Jalingo, in Taraba State of Nigeria, thank all those who sympathised, advocated, and contributed to his release from detention, including all media organisations, senior journalists and rights groups

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State capital, in a judgement evening Monday, December 12, 2022, ordered the release of Oloye Ayodele Samuel, Publisher of Taraba Truth and Facts Newspaper and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rock FM Taraba.

ConsumerConnect reports Lance Momodu Jnr, Acting Editor of the newspaper, who disclosed this development in a statement, said, “we delight in announcing the release of Oloye Ayodele Samuel, Publisher of Taraba Truth and Facts Newspaper.”

Justice Usman Bala earlier had ruled that Mr. Ayodele should be released immediately under the same bail conditions granted by the magistrate court where the case had begun.

Momodu Jnr stated that Publisher is currently receiving medical care at a facility due to his  deteriorated health condition and trauma he had faced in the past few days.

The Acting Editor of Taraba Truth and Facts Newspaper also said, “despite the unfortunate experience, the Publisher remains resolute and courageous to keep on carrying out his duty objectively for the furtherance of the state and the nation.”

He noted Ayodele Samuel along with his family, Staff and Management of Taraba Truth and Facts and Rock FM Jalingo thanked all those who sympathised, advocated, and contributed one way or the other to his release, including all media organisations, senior journalists and rights groups that spoke against his unlawful arrest.

“Thank you,” he said.