USAfrica, Houston, January 10, 2011: Okey Ndibe, a Nigerian-born writer and activist who is an American citizen, has informed USAfrica, a few minutes ago, that the “I am delighted to report that my meeting this afternoon with the director of Nigeria’s State Security Service yielded the return of my passports.” The State Security Service detained him briefly after his arrival in Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammad international airport in Lagos Saturday night, January 8, 2011.
Prof. Ndibe teaches at the Trinity College in Connecticut, U.S. He believes that the 2-day seizure of his passport reflects the Goodluck Jonathan administration’s unhappiness with the critical commentaries he has written about its level of performance.
USAfrica’s Publisher Chido Nwangwu called and chatted with Ndibe in Nigeria several hours after the seizure. In his communication this morning, Ndibe promised “I’ll give a full account of the meeting later. Again, I treasure your concern and words of encouragement.” Prof. Wole Soyinka and several human rights leaders expressed their disappointment in the Nigerian government’s action against Ndibe.
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