Nigerians condemn journalist Soyinka’s arrest by SSS, worry over attacks on press freedom

Nigerians condemn journalist Soyinka’s arrest by SSS, worry over attacks on press freedom

Many Nigerians have condemned the early Sunday arrest of a journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, at the Muhammed Murtala International Airport, Lagos, on his arrival from the United Kingdom. They also expressed worry over the growing trend of harassment of journalists in the country. PREMIUM TIMES reported that SSS operatives arrested Mr Soyinka at the airport on … Read more

SSS detains Nigerian journalist Adejuwon Soyinka

SSS detains Nigerian journalist Adejuwon Soyinka

The State Security Service has detained a Nigerian journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, who is the West African Regional Editor of the Conversation Africa, PREMIUM TIMES 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. … Read more