A US-based Nigerian news blogger is being held without charge by Nigeria’s secret service. Jonathan Elendu was taken into custody on Saturday when he arrived in the capital, Abuja, on a family visit.

The State Security Service (SSS) has refused to allow his lawyers access to him and denied him a medical visit. Elendureports.com is one of a number of diaspora-run “citizen reporting” websites about Nigeria and is known for publishing controversial stories, http://connectafrica./2008/10/23/us-based-nigerian-blogger-arrested/