Soyinka Arrested in Nigeria!

The Regional Editor West Africa of the Conversation Africa and former Pioneer Editor of the BBC Pidgin Service, Adejuwon Soyinka has been arrested.

Soyinka was 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.

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, the Spokesman of DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya denied the arrest.

Afunanya in chat with a Senior Journalist said he was not aware of the matter.