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DSS Arrests Ex-BBC Editor, Adejuwon Soyinka, At MMIA Lagos On Arrival From UK

Adejunwon Soyinka, the Regional Editor, West Africa of The Conversation Africa and Pioneer Editor of the BBC Pidgin Service, Adejuwon Soyinka, has been reportedly arrested by officers of Department of State Security (DSS) in Lagos.

Adejuwon Soyinka was arrested and taken into custody at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos around 5.40am on Sunday the 25th of August, 2024.

This was shortly after he arrived Nigeria via a Virgin Atlantic flight from the United Kingdom (uk).

Up till now, no reason has been given for his detention by the security agency.

Soyinka has not been reachable as messages and calls to his phone have been unanswered.

@PM News Nigeria

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