DSS arrests journalist and activist Mr Chido Onumah

As reported by various media outlets and also shared on various social media sites, Mr. Onumah, a journalist and author, was arrested at the Abuja airport on Sunday evening.

It was reported that Onumah had just returned to Nigeria from Spain, where he had obtained a PhD in communication studies.

Onumah is the author of a book titled, ‘We Are All Biafrans.’

Meanwhile, activists have condemned Onumah’s arrest and detention.

National Coordinator of the Human Rights Writers Association, Emmanuel Onwubiko; and the Executive Director of the Civil Societies Legislative and Advocacy Centre, Awual Musa (Rafsanjani) in separate interviews with The Punch, condemned the arrest, describing it as “an affront on civil liberties.”(Punch)