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    DSS Detains Ex-BBC Editor, Soyinka Upon Arrival From UK

    By Temidayo AkinsuyiAugust 25, 2024No Comments1 Min Read
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    The State Security Service has detained a Nigerian journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, who is the West African Regional Editor of the Conversation Africa, TheScrutiny learnt on Sunday.

    Mr Soyinka, a former pioneer editor of the BBC Pidgin Service, was detained by SSS operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at about 5.40 a.m. on Sunday upon his arrival from the United Kingdom via a Virgin Atlantic flight.

    As of the time of this report, no reason has been given for his detention by the security agency.

    When contacted over the matter, the spokesperson for the SSS, Peter Afunanya, said, “I am not aware of the matter you have raised and have no comments on it, please.”

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