Nigeria, May 4 -- A journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Daniel Ojukwu, has been abducted by the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Inspector General of Police, the platform reported on Friday.

He is currently being held incommunicado at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti in Lagos on the orders of the Inspector General of Police.

"Our lawyers haven't been able to speak with him," FIJ founder, Fisayo Soyombo, told PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday. "We're hopeful it will happen today."

Another journalist with WikkiTimes, Yawale Adamu, is being threatened by a political aide to the member of the House of Representatives representing the Jama'are Itas Federal Constituency in the National A...