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Nigerian Journalist Soyinka detained by SSS

By Kareem Azeez
25 August 2024   |   9:34 am
Nigerian journalist Adejuwon Soyinka has been allegedly arrested and detained by the State Security Service (SSS) on Sunday. He was detained by SSS operatives at 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, according to a report by Premium…
Adejuwon Soyinka

Nigerian journalist Adejuwon Soyinka has been allegedly arrested and detained by the State Security Service (SSS) on Sunday.

He was detained by SSS operatives at 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, according to a report by Premium Times.

Adejuwon Soyinka is currently the West African Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa. Mr. Soyinka was a former Pioneer Editor of the BBC Pidgin Service.

As of the time of this report, no reason has been given for his detention by the security agency.

READ ALSO: ‘I miss the sun,’ says Australian journalist detained in China

The award-winning journalist’s colleagues said he has not been reachable, as messages and calls to his phone have gone unanswered.

More details later…

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