Nigerian journalist freed

Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has released a journalist who was arrested on Saturday.

Jones Abiri, who is the editor and publisher of the Weekly Source newspaper, was released from the secret police’s detention facility in the capital, Abuja, on Monday, his lawyer Samuel Ogala said.

He was arrested during the weekend in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital, where he publishes his magazine.

In 2016, Mr Abiri was detained for over two years over allegations of sponsoring militant activities.