‘Fisayo Soyombo, founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), says everything he told army personnel while he was being interrogated was leaked to suspected oil thieves.
Soyombo spoke on Saturday when he appeared on Arise Television.
The pioneer editor of TheCable was detained for three days by the 6 Division of the army in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. He was released on Friday.
Soyombo had said he was released because news of his arrest made it to social media.
The FIJ founder said he does not trust any public institution in the country because of his experience investigating stories as undercover journalist.
“How can you grill me at the 6 division and everything I told you, the illegal bunkerers were telling me. Every single thing,” he said.
“The real grouse of the army is that one, I did not carry them along. I would not deny that I have low trust for Nigerian public institutions.
“A small two-minute diversion. Last year, I did an undercover investigation on an orphanage selling babies. I bought a new born baby for N2 million. I took the baby to NAPTIP, I looked after that baby.
“After I handed over the baby to NAPTIP, I sent a representative to go there every month. Her birthday, we bought a gift, Christmas same. We woke up one day and NAPTIP shut the door on us.”
He alleged that two of his mobile phones were stolen by one of the soldiers who detained him.
