Nigeria Police Force Storms PREMIUM TIMES, Arrests Publisher

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The Nigeria Police Force has just raided the office of Online news portal, PREMIUM TIMES and arrested two people.

Those arrested include: the publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi, and Evelyn Okakwu. See tweet by PREMIUM TIMES correspondent Samuel Ogundipe announcing the raid:

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