Lanre Arogundade was arrested on arriving at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Thursday.

Mr Lanre Arogundade, the Executive Director of the International Press Institute based in Lagos and former President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, has been arrested by officials of the State Security Service.

Arogundade was arrested on arriving at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Thursday.

He had travelled to The Gambia to attend and conduct a training programme on Conflict Reporting for Journalists, organised by the UNESCO (Gambia) and International Press Institute.

No reason has been given for his arrest as of thebtime of filing this report.

His arrest was disclosed in a statement titled,b‘Demand For Unconditional Release Of Lanre Arogundade From Illegal Custody Of State SecuritybService,’ signed by human rights lawyer, FemibFalana.

“We have confirmed that his name is not on WatchbList. Hence, he was not prevented from travelling outbof Nigeria. We have equally confirmed that he did notncommit any offence in The Gambia to warrant his arrest and detention by security agencies in Nigeria,” Falana said in the statement.

“In fact, Mr Arogundade conducted himself as a law-abiding citizen of Nigeria throughout his stay in The Gambia. Even though the State Security Service said that Mr Arogundade has no right to enter Nigeria, he has not been sent back to the Gambia or any other country that might have been adopted for him. Since the harassment of Mr Arogundade cannot be justified, we are compelled to demand his immediate and unconditional release from the illegal custody of the State Security Service.”

https://punchng.com/breaking-sss-arrests-media-activist-arogundade-at-lagos-airport/

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Nigeria has become a fascist state. It is very glaring for all to see. Nigeria has now become worse than what it was back in the day under military dictatorship. There is no freedom of the press anymore.

Dictator government.
He should be released immediately.

It is the law that will reveal his offence against the state and Falana may not know what they have on Lanre. This Femi Falana has become an apologist of some sort. He jumps unto every foray. This purported judicial activists cum human rights watches have misled us for too long a time.

Nothing dey surprise me again

Mistaken identity but it has happened one too many times.

He has been released though.

No cause for alarm

dasparrow:
Nigeria has become a fascist state. It is very glaring for all to see. Nigeria has now become worse than what it was back in the day under military dictatorship. There is no freedom of the press anymore.

That is part of Bubu’s change cum next level that ThiefNuibu wants to continue and increase to his own extra level in 2023.
With justifiers like this one below, should we not get ready for more news of this type

Mickykarim:
It is the law that will reveal his offence against the state and Falana may not know what they have on Lanre. This Femi Falana has become an apologist of some sort. He jumps unto every foray. This purported judicial activists cum human rights watches have misled us for too long a time.

fergie001:
Mistaken identity but it has happened one too many times.

He has been released though.

So who did they mistake him for

anonimi:


So who did they mistake him for

That's the statement they gave out. They have apologised though...