Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- The Nigeria Police Force on Monday night released Sodeeq Atanda, a senior investigative reporter with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), hours after officers attached to the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit arrested him in Lagos.

FIJ reported that Mr Atanda was released a few minutes before midnight on Monday.

The President of the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria, Musikilu Mojeed, told PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday that the journalist was released following the intervention of the institute.

Mr Mojeed who condemned the arrest, said he engaged senior police officials over the matter.

"I was able to convince the police to release the gentleman last night," Mr Mojeed, who is also the E...