Adejuwon Soyinka, an investigative journalist, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
Soyinka, who is the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa, was arrested on Sunday.
One of his friends, in a troubled note stated that Soyinka was arrested shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom.
The anonymous friend also stated that no reason was given for his arrest and Soyinka had not been allowed to communicate with anyone.
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 5.40 am on Sunday, the 25th of August, 2024, shortly after he arrived in Nigeria via a Virgin Atlantic flight from the United Kingdom.
As 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.”
Meanwhile, Peter Afunanya, the DSS spokesperson, who was contacted 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.
