Regional Editor, West Africa of the Conversation Africa and Pioneer Editor of the BBC Pidgin Service, Adejuwon Soyinka has been detained by officers of Department of State Security,DSS, at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
The incident happened around 5.40am on Sunday the 25th of August, 2024 shortly after he arrived Nigeria via a Virgin Atlantic flight from the United Kingdom.
Up till now, no reason has been given for his detention by the security agency.