- The invitation relates to a story on a land dispute involving Homadils Realty Limited
The police have summoned PREMIUM TIMES reporter Emmanuel Agbo over a yet-to-be-published report.
Agbo received a formal invitation dated May 31, 2024, via WhatsApp on June 3, after initially being contacted by phone on May 30 by an officer named Ezemba Ezekiel.
The invitation relates to a story on a land dispute involving Homadils Realty Limited. PREMIUM TIMES has requested details of the petition from Homadils and assured cooperation with the police.
The letter asks Agbo to appear on June 5 at the IRT Complex in Abuja.
“We have received a letter from you to our reporter, Agbo Emmanuel, in which you invited him to appear before you on 05/06/2024 at your office at ‘IRT Complex, Old Abbatoir by Guzape Junction, Abuja’. We received the letter today, 03-06-2024, although it is dated 31-05-2024,” Akinbajo wrote in the letter delivered to the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, IRT, on Monday.
“We, Premium Times, are an online newspaper dedicated to using investigative journalism to hold power accountable and deepen democracy as enshrined in Section 22 of the Nigerian Constitution.
“We are thus always ready to assist law enforcement agencies in the course of their professional duties. However, in your letter to Mr Emmanuel Agbo, you only stated that your ‘office is in receipt of petition…’ but did not provide any details of the petition.
“We ask that you provide more details of the petition to enable our reporter, Mr Agbo, to make adequate preparations and bring along relevant materials when he appears in your office. We trust that you will treat this promptly so we and Mr Emmanuel Agbo can prepare adequately and assist you in the course of your work. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or clarifications,” PREMIUM TIMES stated.
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