Publication Date:
Sun, 2011-01-09 21:41
Okey Ndibe, who writes a weekly column on politics for The Sun newspaper, told The Associated Press on Sunday that the State Security Service detained him at Lagos' international airport Saturday night.
Ndibe, a US citizen who teaches at Trinity College in Connecticut, says the police seized his passports.
A secret police spokeswoman could not be immediately reached for comment.
Ndibe's most recent column warned that Nigeria "has grown into a perfect kingdom for terrorists and criminals" ahead of the April presidential election.
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