The Department of State Services has released the Abuja-based journalist, Edna Ulaeto of OrderPaper, over a report on the alleged move by the senators to Impeach its president, Goodwill Akpabio.
Recall Operatives from the DSS had arrested the journalist during a raid on her home on Friday.
According to a statement from OrderPaper management, armed and masked DSS agents stormed Ms Ulaeto’s residence, mistreating her before forcibly taking her to an undisclosed location.
However, the Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute on Saturday said it had secured the release of the journalist.
The statement signed by the Legal Adviser & Head, Advocacy Committee IPI Nigeria, Tobi Soniyi said the DSS expressed concerns that OrderPaper’s publication posed serious national security threats and caused significant local and international embarrassment.