PREMIUM TIMES online medium operating from Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory has sent what looks like Vote Of Thanks (VOT) to all those who showed support and solidarity with it at the time its Chief Executive Officer and publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi and reporter, Evelyn Okakwu, were arrested by the Nigerian Police Force on Thursday, January 19.
In a statement by the Managing Editor, Idris Akinbajo, medium recalled that “the world rose in solidarity and stood firmly with us, with everyone not only condemning the attack but also calling for the immediate release of our staff.
“We thank the Nigerian Union of Journalists, civil and human rights organization, non-governmental organizations, clergymen, legal practitioners, political leaders and officials of government at different levels who played roles, openly or discreetly, in ensuring that our colleagues were freed.
“We thank local and foreign media organizations who reported the event as it unfolded and pressured authorities to do the right thing.
“Our gratitude goes to all human rights groups and other global organizations which in one form or another helped pressured the police, the army and the Nigerian government to let our journalists go.
“We thank individuals at home and abroad who also called in not only to express their support for our work but also demanded that our colleagues be freed.
“We cannot forget our esteemed readers who stood by us during those dark hours. We truly cannot thank you all enough.
Your solidarity and support showed that PREMIUM TIMES has become a public trust that should continue to play active roles in the affairs of our nation and the world at large, especially as an agent of social change and justice.”
PREMIUM TIMES promised to continue to do its best in helping to make Nigeria and the world a better place to live in. [myad]
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