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| Ahmed Salkida |
Nigerian
journalist Ahmed Salkida who was declared wanted along with two others - Ahmed
Bolori and Aisha Wakil - by the Nigerian Army over Boko Haram’s latest video,
has been reported arrested.
He was arrested by the
security operatives on his arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
aboard Emirates flight EK 785 in Abuja on Monday.
Sources say following a conversation between him and a passenger on-board the flight, Salkida had said he knew he would be arrested as he had been declared wanted by the State Security Service.
I recognized the journalist from his photos posted on the Internet and engaged him in conversation throughout the seven-hour flight, said a female passenger who sat next to him during the journey.
She said Mr. Salkida told her that he expected to be arrested upon arrival because he was traveling with an Emergency Travel Certificate (ETC) and that the State Security Service (SSS) was aware of his coming. He expressed fear that he would not be given a fair trial and accused the government of pronouncing him guilty without trial.
He also said he didn’t know the whereabouts of the missing Chibok girls as claimed by the army.
Sources say following a conversation between him and a passenger on-board the flight, Salkida had said he knew he would be arrested as he had been declared wanted by the State Security Service.
I recognized the journalist from his photos posted on the Internet and engaged him in conversation throughout the seven-hour flight, said a female passenger who sat next to him during the journey.
She said Mr. Salkida told her that he expected to be arrested upon arrival because he was traveling with an Emergency Travel Certificate (ETC) and that the State Security Service (SSS) was aware of his coming. He expressed fear that he would not be given a fair trial and accused the government of pronouncing him guilty without trial.
He also said he didn’t know the whereabouts of the missing Chibok girls as claimed by the army.
However, he admitted to receiving two video clips from Boko
Haram before they were released to the public. He said Boko Haram had
confidence in his objectivity as an investigative journalist, having previously
interviewed Mohammed Yusuf, the founding leader of Boko Haram.
Salkida has been living in the Middle East since the outbreak of Boko Haram crisis. He said he chose to return to Nigeria to clear his name.
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