Nigerian Journalist Chido Onumah, has been detained by the State Security Service (SSS) on returning to Nigeria from Spain.
Mr Onumah, a journalist and author, was arrested at the Abuja airport on Sunday evening.
The journalist returned to Nigeria from Spain where he recently bagged a doctorate in communication studies.
One of Premium times associate reported who was at the airport recieve him said he arrived via a Lufthansa airline and was waiting for his luggage at about 5:00 p.m. when SSS officials accosted him.
It is believed that Mr Onumah, at about 5:00 p.m., was taken to the SSS headquarters in Abuja.
Mr Onumah, author of We Are All Biafrans, is a regular columnist and is an editorial board member of Premium times.
He has, using his writings and his civic whistleblowers’ network, called for good governance and anti-corruption in Nigeria.
He is also an advocate for the restructuring of the Nigerian federation.
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