Journalist Missing After Appointment with Niger State Government Officials

A Nigerian journalist, Fejiro Oliver, has been declared missing after travelling from his Asaba base to Abuja allegedly on the invitation of the Secretary to the Niger State Government, SSG, Saidu Ndako, on Friday.

Mr. Oliver, who is the Managing Editor of an online news medium, Daily Voice NG, was said to be working on a story on the activities of the Niger State government.

According to Premium Times Oliver called Israel Ebije, the Chief Press Secretary to Babangida Aliyu, to seek the governor’s version of events in the story. Mr. Ebije reportedly referred him to Mr. Ndako.

According to Mr. Ejiro’s wife, she last spoke with her husband on Friday while he was in Abuja to honour an appointment at the instance of Mr. Ndako.

Mrs. Oliver said they were together when he received a call, telling him that the SSG of Niger state insisted that he should go over to Minna for a meeting.

She said her husband insisted that he would not go to Minna, but would meet with the SSG and Mr. Ebije in Abuja "for security reasons".

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