DSS detains investigative journalist Adejuwon Soyinka

Mon, Aug 26, 2024
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THE Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested the regional editor, West Africa, of the Conversation Africa and former Pioneer Editor of the BBC Pidgin Service, Adejuwon Soyinka.

Soyinka was detained by officers of Department of State Security (DSS) at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. 

The incident happened around 5.40am on Sunday, August 25, shortly after he arrived 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.

A.I

Aug. 26, 2024

Tags: Adejuwon Soyinka.


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