by Dolapo Adelana

The Presidency late Monday recalled Lekan Adetayo, the Punch newspaper State House correspondent expelled from the presidential villa by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief Security Officer, Bashir Abubakar.

In a statement via its Twitter account, @NGRPresident, the presidency said President Buhari was committed to press freedom.

“Lekan Adetayo, the @MobilePunch Correspondent, has been recalled to the State House. We reiterate PMB’s commitment to press freedom,” the presidency tweeted.

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UPDATE: Lekan Adetayo, the @MobilePunch Correspondent, has been recalled to the State House. We reiterate PMB's commitment to press freedom

— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) April 24, 2017

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