Abducted The Guardian journalist freed in Delta


Abducted The Guardian journalist freed in Delta


April 3, 2022


The abducted state correspondent of The Guardian newspaper in Bayelsa state, Julius Osahon, has regained freedom.

Osahon, who was kidnapped around 8pm, Sunday, March 28, was released Friday night in Ughelli, Delta state.

A post on the WhatsApp loop of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Warri Correspondents’ Chapel, confirmed his release

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