Nigeria: DSS Operatives Abduct Newspaper Editor in Akwa Ibom

Reports reaching Pointblanknews.com indicate that armed men, suspected to be operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS), on Tuesday seized a senior editor of a popular Uyo-based newspaper widely regarded for its critical views of the Akwa Ibom State government.

The Editor of Global Concord, Thomas Thomas , was abducted by three operatives of the DSS at about 3pm at the popular Aka Road/NEPA Line junction in Uyo.

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