Foremost Nigerian Investigative Journalist, David Hundeyin, has been detained in Harare Airport, Zimbabwe.
Mr Hundeyin raised the alarm over his detention at the airport in a series of tweets on Wednesday night, adding that the reason for his detention is very strange and no one is talking to him.
“I landed in Zimbabwe earlier today, and I have been detained at Harare Airport inside a smelly locked room for nearly 7 hours,” he said. “They said that despite using the travel document of a country with a visa-free relationship, my nationality is still Nigerian, and thus, I need a visa.
“I was processed for removal from their country and locked in a tiny room, but I have heard nothing from anyone for several hours.”
Sharing photos of himself and another lady, Mr Hundeyin said he and the Ugandan lady were locked in a room without any window for hours with a bottle of pee on the floor.
“Alongside a lady from Uganda (also a visa-free country), I have been locked in a room with no windows or toilet, plus a bottle of pee on the floor.
“No one appears to be in charge of anything, and even though my return flight to Addis has been rescheduled for tonight, I am still locked in this room, and I risk missing my flight.
“They appear to have forgotten that they have people in detention here.”
Giving a further update, Mr. Hundeyin said he has been allowed to use the restroom after been locked up for 10 hours with the assurance that he will be leaving the country with the next flight.
“I’ve been allowed to use the loo for the first time in 10 hours, and I’ve been assured that I will be allowed to catch my exit flight.
I will keep updating until I board and have my passport returned to me.”
