There was an air of certitude to the DSS’ call for Omoyele Sowore’s sureties to come and pick him up.The Buhari administration has never hidden its intention to hold onto him and one ordinarily would expect his lawyers,former PDP youth leader and activist, Deji Adeyanju and others that went to pick him up to begrudgingly be told so.But the DSS instead came to the media to relay its ‘predicament’.

By the time its spokesperson, Peter Afunanya said they couldn’t release him to a mob and asked “What if he got hit by a car?”, my suspicions had reached a crescendo.The man appeared to know those sureties won’t come forward and was using that to taunt Sowore’s people.

Everyone supporting Sowore believes he is being punished for nothing other than wanting the best for his country and it is mind-boggling that when the power to free the man finally leaves Buhari and his DSS,those clamouring for his release duck and refuse to at the very least,urge his sureties to visit the DSS.You can’t be screaming ‘Free Sowore’ when you haven’t gotten his sureties to visit the DSS and shut down the one excuse they so confidently put forth.

The first thing the DSS said was that ‘no one came to pick him up’ and now they have said ‘he will only be handed to sureties’.While it is perfectly understood that the Buhari administration has over the last 4 years and 6 months,exhibited an unprecedented disregard for the rule of law,it has never publicly promised to release a person upon the fulfilment of a condition and failed.It at least deserves the benefit of the doubt.

To be realistic,no sane person would insist on fighting the propriety of the authorities insisting he must be handed over to sureties instead of rescuing him from detention.So what really is the problem; are Sowore’s sureties high profile politicians or businessmen that wouldn’t want to risk offending Buhari?.Well,the odds are he knew their identities from the very moment they presented themselves to the court.Were they threatened?.

As part of Sowore’s bail conditions,he was to deposit the sum of N50M to the court.Sowore may not be poor but that is a hefty sum for a man like him.Okay,say he scrapped that up,one also has to consider that for his co-accused,the lesser known and affluent Olawale ‘Mandate’ Bakare to fulfil his (which he did),he was required to put forth N20M.That is N70M altogether.

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I watched on Arise TV where one of Sowore's Lawyers was asked why the Sureties had not come forward to collect Sowore. He replied that the DSS had no business with Sowore's sureties as Sowore's release form had already been signed by the court

Is FG ready to release Sowore?

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Is FG ready to release Sowore?

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All they have been selling to the public about Sowore bail and release is that the FG is refusing to let go of him despite obtaining bail and meeting up all conditions for the bail.
The part that his supposed sureties are no where to collect him from the DSS custody is deliberately missing from their narration just to blackmail the FG.
However, it has failed to occure to them that the FG, as leads by Buhari at present does not succumb to blackmailing. If it does the likes of Dasuki and Shi'ite leader in custodies would have since regain their freedom. My advice, as SAN Falana ought to know the due process and should thread that part. The current sensationalization to wipe chip sympathy against and to blackmail the FG to stop further trail of his clients will likely not yield result, nor will it make the FG change it adamant stands as it is now. This is Buhari's government