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Eaglessightnews has gathered that the Department of State Services (DSS) has released Adejuwon Soyinka, a popular Nigerian investigative Journalist who was arrested earlier on Sunday .

Recall that Soyinka , the Regional Editor of The Conversation Africa was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos after returning from a trip from the UK.

The  reason for Soyinka’s detention was not immediately disclosed by the DSS, and initial attempts to contact him were unsuccessful. Naijanews reports

A friend of Soyinka, who sent a  message to Punch about the arrest, expressed concern over the lack of communication and the unexplained circumstances surrounding the detention.

He said, “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.

“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.”

However, in another message sent by his friend, he said Soyinka had been released by the DSS, who held him in their Ikoyi office.

The friend revealed that the DSS seized Soyinka’s passport.

“He has been released. They held onto his passport. He was released from their (DSS) Ikoyi office.”