Court has directed the boss of the Department of State Services, DSS to comply with its directive or face grave consequences
The Federal
High Court, Abuja, has threatened to jail the Director-General of the
Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, over his refusal to release
pro-democracy campaigner and Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore.
In a “notice
of disobedience to order of court” issued by the court on Thursday and
addressed to the DSS DG, the Federal High Court directed the boss of the secret
police to comply with its directive or face grave consequences, which includes
“commitment to prison”.
Sowore has
remained in detention more than 24 hours after meeting his bail condition as
set by Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday in a
ruling.
He was
arrested in Lagos on August 3, 2019 and had been slammed with a seven-count
charge bordering on treasonable felony and insulting President Muhammadu
Buhari.
Meanwhile, EReporters
had earlier reported that The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the
release of the convener of the #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore.
The Federal
Government had filed seven counts bordering on treasonable felony and money
laundering against Mr Sowore who is also the publisher of Sahara Reporters.
After being
detained for 45 days, additional charges were filed against him.
But after
hearing arguments from both the prosecuting and defence counsels on Tuesday,
the trial judge, Justice Taiwo Taiwo ordered the release of Mr Sowore.
He ordered
the release on the grounds that there is no order still in court and on the
condition that he must deposit all travel documents within 48 hours of the
ruling.
The judge
also ordered that Sowore’s lawyer, Femi Falana must produce him whenever the
court needs him.
Justice
Taiwo Taiwo has asked the Department of State Service to release Omoyele Sowore
on bail.
The judge,
as part of bail conditions, asked Sowore to drop his passport with the court
within 48 hours.
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