An investigative journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, has been arrested by the operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS.... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶▶
Soyinka was picked up at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday.
A distress message sent to Punch by one of his friends, revealed that the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was picked up shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom.
The friend in the message said no reason was given for his arrest and Soyinka had been held incommunicado.
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.
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