Some armed soldiers numbering over twenty-four on Sunday evening invaded the head office of a Nigerian newspaper, Daily Trust Newspapers in Utako, Abuja arresting the two staff on sight.
Earlier in the day, the military men had invaded the Maiduguri regional office of the paper
The troops arrested the regional editor, Uthman Abubakar and a reporter, Ibrahim Sawab and shut the gate of the office.
The arrest may not be unconnected to the lead story of Daily Trust on Sunday about the military operation in the North East.
The paper had reported that the military plans to reclaim Baga and other communities taken over by Boko Haram some weeks ago.
The military authorities had earlier claimed that no territory was being occupied by the insurgents.
Daily Trust reported that the soldiers shut the gate of the Maiduguri regional office after arresting the two editorial staff on sight at the time of the raid.
A witness also noted that the soldiers requested to see Daily Trust’s Political Editor, Hamza Idris, whose byline appeared on the story.
