On March 15, journalist Segun Olatunji from the online news outlet The First News was arrested at his home by two members of the Nigerian Army. No official charges or information about his location were disclosed at the time of his arrest. The arrest was reported to have been linked to an article published by the media outlet accusing an official from the Nigeria Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) of nepotism. After significant pressure from the press and local defence groups, DIA officials eventually acknowledged having the journalist in their custody and he was eventually released on March 28.