The Department of State Services, DSS, has reportedly detained a journalist, Zainab Sodiq, who had been covering the activities of AAC presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore.
According to SaharaReporters, Sodiq was allegedly lured to Abuja by a DSS operative identified only as “Musa,” who contacted her to retrieve a drone earlier seized from her while she covered Sowore at the domestic airport in Lagos.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the journalist traveled to Abuja to collect the equipment but has since been unreachable. Her last known location was traced to Yakubu Gowon Crescent in the Federal Capital Territory.
Concerned colleagues said they repeatedly reached out to the DSS officer who invited her. The officer initially assured them that Sodiq would “soon be done” and released, but later stopped responding to calls and reportedly blocked some of the numbers used to contact him.
The report stated that no official statement from the DSS regarding Sodiq’s whereabouts or the reason for her detention. It remains unclear whether she is facing any charges.
The DSS is currently prosecuting Sowore for social media posts in which he referred to President Bola Tinubu as “a criminal.”
Efforts to get an official response from the DSS on the matter had not yielded results as of press time.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
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