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The State Security Service on Sunday arrested a Nigerian investigative journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, who is the West African Regional Editor of the Conversation Africa.
TheNewsGuru.com(TNG) learnt that the former pioneer editor of the BBC Pidgin Service, was detained at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at about 5.40 a.m. on Sunday upon his arrival from the United Kingdom via a Virgin Atlantic flight.
As of the time of this report, no reason has been given for his detention by the security agency.
In a distress message sent to The PUNCH, the award-winning journalist’s colleagues said he has not been reachable as messages and calls to his phone have been unanswered.
The message read, “Adejuwon Soyinka has been detained by officers of the Department of State Security at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The incident happened around 5.40 am on Sunday, the 25th of August, 2024, shortly after he arrived in Nigeria via a Virgin Atlantic flight from the United Kingdom.
“As at the time of this report, no reason had been given for his detention by the security agency. Soyinka has not been reachable as messages and calls to his phone have been unanswered.”
When contacted, the DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya said he was not aware of Soyinka’s arrest.
“I am not aware of the matter you have raised and have no comments on it,” he said.