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Leadership Editors Released

The Nigerian police force has released four editors of Abuja-based Leadership newspaper following public outcry and ionternational condemnation over their arrest and detention yesterday.

The Nigerian police force has released four editors of Abuja-based Leadership newspaper following public outcry and ionternational condemnation over their arrest and detention yesterday.

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The editors are required to report to the police headquarters daily until the police hierarchy decide what to do with them.

Four editors of the newspaper were arrested yesterday over a report alleging that President Jonathan planned to clamp down on opposition figures in the country, the newspaper also published a document it said emanated from office of the president. The presidency has since denied the existence of the document claiming it was invented

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