Armed security operatives from the headquarters of the Department of the State Security (DSS) on Thursday invaded the newspaper publishing house owned by the Publishers of the Weekly Source and arrested the Publisher, Chief Jones Abiri over alleged unknown offences.

The armed security operatives, who arrived the publishing office in the early hours of the morning in three cars with registration numbers SAG 391AA, PBT 480 AA and Lagos 193 DN, ignored questions from journalists and the publisher’s colleagues and whisked him to an unknown destination.

LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered that after much pressure from the Journalists present at the scene, one of the security operative simply said Chief Jones Abiri was arrested over issues of National Security.

According to eye witness account, “while the search lasted, the security personnel didn’t allow anyone into the office”, they added that security men carted away several documents from his office and left with the publisher.

Attempts by some journalists and the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) to confirm the whereabout of the Publisher met a brick wall as the State headquarters of the  DSS and other relevant security agencies denied knowledge of the arrest. “We have searched and could not trace his whereabouts. But a source at the DSS said no security agent can come to the state and effect any arrest without prior information to them.”