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JUST IN: DSS arrests journalist, Soyinka, at Lagos airport
Adejuwon Soyinka, a journalist and Regional Editor at The Conversation Africa, has been arrested.
He was apprehended by the Department of State Services at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
The arrest occurred on Sunday shortly after Soyinka’s arrival from the UK.
According to The Punch, a friend of Soyinka said no explanation was given for the arrest and that journalist denied communication with the outside world.
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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 5.40am 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.
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