The Department of State Services, DSS, on Sunday, released the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa and an investigative journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, hours after he was intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos after he arrived from the United Kingdom.
“As of the time of this report, no reason had been given for his detention by the security agency.
Speaking with The PUNCH, Soyinka said the DSS did not confront him with any allegations.
He said, “They’ve not told me what they held me for. There was no tangible thing all through; they were just asking different questions, random questions, but they didn’t tell me exactly what they held me for.
“But what they said was that they were not the ones who wanted me. They said it was another government agency that told them to put me on their watch list. But they did mention the name of that agency.
“They tried to reach that agency all day, but they couldn’t. They released me on personal recognition. And they told me they would still communicate with the agency to confirm if they are still interested in following up on the matter. They said if they are not interested they will return my passport. The whole thing was traumatising for me.”
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