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1. The storm appears to have thawed.

Dear friends, I have come to thank you for how you’ve supported me since it became public there was a plan to arrest me. Although I spent the last eight days in hiding, I saw/read how many of you prayed for me, campaigned for my well-being...
2. ...sheltered me in your thoughts, reached out with words of encouragement, even worried for me. I can assure you that I’ve been safe and may soon be going about my normal life — although I remain extra conscious of my security...
3. ...If I set about acknowledging you all individually, I still wouldn’t be able to thank you enough!🙏🙏🙏

That said, I really would plead for attention to shift from me to the story....
4. ...It would be incredibly beautiful if all the energy dissipated into foiling the planned but discarded arrest could now go into demanding government action on my investigation. It would be a great disservice to you all who worried about my safety if...
5. ... the administration of criminal justice remains ‘business as usual’ after this phase. It’s good to #StandWithFisayo and #keepfisayosafe but it’s far better to #AskTheGovernment for action...
6. I, as the journalist, can only tell the story. You, as the citizen, can hold the government to account over the story. That way, together, we can help build this country.

Thank you.
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