A prominent investigative journalist and the Regional Editor for The Conversation Africa, Adejuwon Soyinka has been detained by the Department of State Services at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
The incident occurred early on Sunday morning, shortly after Soyinka’s arrival from the United Kingdom.
According to The PUNCH, a distress message by a friend of Soyinka reported that he was apprehended around 5:40 a.m. after disembarking from a Virgin Atlantic flight.
The friend, whose identity remains undisclosed, stated that no reason was given for Soyinka’s detention, and he has since been held incommunicado.
“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 of 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.”
The DSS spokesperson Peter Afunanya stated, “I am not aware of the matter you have raised and have no comments on it.”
