The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Chido Onumah, coordinator of African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL).

A spokesperson for the NGO, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz confirmed the development but gave no further details

Recall that DSS operatives arrested him was at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Sunday.

He was returning from a trip to Spain when he was arrested.

His arrest had drawn widespread criticism from Nigerians and groups who called for his immediate release.

AFRICMIL had also demanded his unconditional release.

The organisation had said: “Waylaying law-abiding citizens should not be turned into the preoccupation of an entire security outfit.

“The arrest of Mr Onumah, coming at the heels of harassment of other critical voices, smacks of grotesque days of the Nigerian history that Mr Onumah and his comrades fought steely against.”

It is still not clear why the DSS arrested Onumah who is a known critic of the current administration.

The service is yet to speak on the incident.

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