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Sowore’s Rearrest: ‘This Has Never Happened Before’, Falana Slams DSS

Lead Counsel and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has criticised the Department of State Security Services (DSS) for disrupting court proceedings and eventually rearresting his clients, Mr. Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare at a Federal High Court in Abuja, barely 24 hours after their release from DSS custody.

Mr. Sowore and his co-accused, Mr. Bakare, were released on Thursday night, following an order given by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu who gave the security agency a 24-hour ultimatum to effect the bail order earlier issued.

Mr. Falana who spoke to Channels Television on Friday stressed that the DSS had said they were inviting the duo for questioning at their office to answer a few questions on fresh charges, but are yet to disclose what they are.

“The atmosphere was very rowdy, but I insisted that the arrest could not be carried out within the precinct of the court. He was going to be arrested outside the premises but there was a crowd that resisted the arrest, but I appealed to everybody and asked Sowore to jump into my car and so we drove to the office of the SSS because they said he will just answer a few questions, but now he is being detained.

“We are going to take steps under the law by asking for his release again since they are claiming this is a fresh arrest.

“Nobody has disclosed yet what his charges are; he couldn’t have committed any other offence because he has been detained for the past four months unless the SSS wants to tell the whole world that he committed this fresh offence while in their custody,” he stressed.

He also narrated the build-up to Sowore and Bakare’s rearrest, expressing dismay at the actions of the DSS.

“This morning, the SSS lawyers and the lawyers of the Attorney-General reported to the court that the order of the court had been complied with and I confirmed because our clients were released last night.

“As soon as the court adjourned the matter to February next year, the SSS operatives pounced on the court, disrupted proceeding and then attempted to arrest our clients even in the web of the court, that was extremely embarrassing because it has never happened in Nigeria where you enter a court to arrest anybody, even an alleged coup plotter.”

Mr. Sowore and Mr Bakare who were released at about 7:15 pm on Thursday are facing seven counts bordering on conspiracy to commit treasonable felony, money laundering and cybercrimes, amongst others.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfcJCugoqFs?list=PLl6IvhbhEqwy4lOeLEKj9wrBuuVVdbDix

They were arrested on August 3, days before a planned #RevolutionNow protest against “bad governance” in the country.

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.channelstv.com/2019/12/06/sowores-rearrest-this-has-never-happened-before-falana-slams-dss/amp/

We warned them, they all wanted Jonathan out because he has a lot of ***** in his cabinet.

Enjoy your president o

This country is messed up

Who did we offend?
What a shame


Chaii GEJ be like yele enjoy the man you campaigned for oh

Our country don rotten since but Buhari came and decay it

Buhari is seriously embarrassing those of us that supported him with the way he’s handling Sowore’s matter. The daylight abduction of Sowore inside the courtroom today is an act of tyranny and I join all Nigerians to condemn the barbaric act. There is no justification whatsoever for the evil act that was perpetrated by DSS today.

Buhari should immediately order the release of Sowore and apologize to Nigerians for desecrating the temple of justice. The next level should be of economic prosperity and not of oppression and barbarism.

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BUT WHERE IS ALHAJI SARRKI WALEDEJI NGENEUKWUENU OKOROAWUSA OFFICIALGARRI AND OMENKA

[s][/s] Who be this attention seeker again

This is is just the beginning, wait for the middle.

Buhari is playing god!
Nothing lasts forever tho

if you are still supporting Buhari at this point, I need you to look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself questions like:

“Why am I evil?”

Wow!

Lol.. Some people are now wishing for The GEJ days....

Time to sell this country on jiji or nairaland travel section





Seun the best way to stop this spammers posting porn is to activate mobile verification on nairaland for new members.. let them find it hard to register after using like 10 numbers and been blocked.. we don tire to report.. abi e too expensive to activate mobile verification?

Nigeria is not a Zoo.
It is a jungle!!
And all the animals are slowly running mad!
It will never be well with the people that created this joke of a country where the people who are charged with maintaining the law are the ones breaking it.

"This has never happened before"!

Ogun kill you there, Falana for the lies.

You have been jailed by these senseless tyrant before and you know he has never changed a bit.

For Nigerians, una deserve d kain animals wey dey rule una.

I feel no pity.

I'm waiting for the next bunch of donkeys you all will be voting in 2023.

Buhari and his APC Are making history

By the time we get to the finish line na another tory

a wise man once said. "things fall apart"

Lol, Shebi a sitting judge once told Mazi Nnamdi Kanu that the only safe place for him is the prison. it's time we relocate the courts to kuje or kirikiri prison, maybe it will be safe there.

Buhari

EFCC, DSS, SARS and other oppressive agents of the Nigeria state are always hyper active against harmless civilians, but toothless and powerless when asked to confront Boko Haram and Fulani terrorist

seunmsg:
Buhari is seriously embarrassing those of us that supported him with the way he’s handling Sowore’s matter.

I swear. I am really disappointed, the man is a tyrant, he will never change, will overestimate his ability.

Bubu... just dey break records with him #NextLevel agenda. Well done sir.

It's called next level for a reason.... Reason am.