THE Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly detained Adejuwon Soyinka, a journalist and West African regional editor of The Conversation African
Soyinka, a former pioneer editor of the BBC pidgin service, was reportedly arrested early Sunday morning by the secret police at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
When contacted for comments, Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesperson, said he was not aware of Soyinka’s arrest.
The journalist was reportedly seized by the operatives on arrival at the airport from the UK.
In March, Segun Olatunji, a former editor of FirstNews, was arrested in Lagos.
In May, Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), was detained by the police for 10 days.
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has also detained several journalists and whistleblowers over petitions filed against them.
