Adejuwon Soyinka, Regional Editor for West Africa at The Conversation Africa and founding Editor of BBC Pidgin Service, was reportedly arrested by Department of State Security (DSS) personnel in Lagos.
Soyinka was reportedly seized at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport about 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, August 25, 2024, shortly after landing in Nigeria via a Virgin Atlantic aircraft from the United Kingdom. Attempts to contact adejuwon Soyinka have been futile, with calls and messages on his phone going unanswered.
A close friend of Soyinka (who sought anonymity) told journalists that “Adejuwon Soyinka was detained by officers of the Department of State Security at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.”
The incident happened around 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, August 25, 2024, shortly after he landed in Nigeria aboard a Virgin Atlantic flight from the United Kingdom. “As of the time of this report, the security agency has not provided a reason for his detention. Adejuwon Soyinka remains unreachable, and all attempts to contact him have failed.”
