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Nigeria DSS says Okey Ndibe airport encounter not an arrest

Published 2 June 2026

The Department of State Services has clarified that its interaction with U.S.-based Nigerian writer and academic Okey Ndibe at Lagos's Murtala Muhammed International Airport on June 1 was not an arrest or detention, but part of a routine administrative process to remove individuals from outdated watchlists.

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