Nda-Isaiah Visits Daily Times, Decries Assault On Anosike Brothers

The publisher of Leadership Newspapers, Mr. Sam Nda Isaiah, has paid a solidarity visit to the top management of Daily Times of Nigeria at their Abuja office over recent arrest and detention of some staff of the organisation on Thursday.

Speaking to newsmen after the visit, Nda Isaiah said there was something sinister in the way and manner the police and a magistrate court in Mpape colluded to victimise the publisher of Daily Times, Mr. Fidelis Anosike, the Group Managing Director, Barr Noel Anosike and some other staff of the company.

According to him, the police high command may have been misinformed over the dispute on the ownership of the Daily Times and urged the Inspector General of Police to listen to stakeholders from both sides of the conflict to avoid further embarrassment or escalation of the matter.

“I know all the story of how this Daily Times matter started. The story is also straightforward. You, therefore, need to take time to listen to everyone involved in the matter in order to make a well informed decision. Apart from Police, security agencies should sit down and address it properly. They should look at all the court documents, all agreements and court settlements because what the Police have done so far are in error,” Nda-Isaiah said.

The Leadership Newspaper boss praised the current Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris whom he said has a lot of security challenges in his hands and has been up and doing, adding however that Police need to take time to study the matter as well as halt the assault on Daily Times and its management.

“The person who ran to Magistrate court for criminal prosecution over a civil case that is pending in courts of superior jurisdiction knows why he went there in the first place and what he wanted to achieve. That is why I said there is something sinister going on and that the security agencies should wade in to find that sinister substance so that it can be halted before going out of control,” he said.

Earlier while welcoming Mr. Nda- Isaiah, Mr. Fidelis Anosike thanked him for the visit and expressed joy and appreciation to the thousands of Nigerians for their solidarity.

Anosike also assured the Leadership Newspaper publisher that nothing can stop the publication of Daily Times, which he described as his passion.

“Nobody can take anything belonging to Daily Times, not even one pin. We are not into property business, we are into publishing. We will continue to publish Daily Times and nobody cannot stop it.”