The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Adejuwon Soyinka after six hours in detention.
His release follows the intervention of International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria.
As part of his bail conditions, the agency seized his passport and asked him to provide his Nigerian address and reliable phone number through which he can be reached anytime in Nigeria, Premium Times reported.
“I have just been released by the DSS (SSS) in Lagos. They are holding on to my passport, though. I am in an Uber ride ordered for me by the Deputy Director of DSS in Lagos,” Soyinka confirmed to Premium Times in a text message.
Soyinka arrested by DSS
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested Adejuwon Soyinka, the regional editor of The Conversation Africa.
The investigative journalist was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday.
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Soyinka was picked up shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom, a message sent to Punch by the journalist’s friend revealed.
“Adejuwon Soyinka has been detained by officers of the Department of State Security at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The incident happened around 5.40 am on Sunday, the 25th of August, 2024, shortly after he arrived in Nigeria via a Virgin Atlantic flight from the United Kingdom,” the message read.
“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.”
The DSS is yet to make any statement on this arrest.
