Femi Falana, senior advocate of
Nigeria (SAN) and human rights lawyer, says the court order for Omoyele
Sowore’s release did not authorise the Department of State Services (DSS) to verify
his sureties.
Sowore has been in detention
since August 3 when he was arrested on the eve of his planned nationwide
protest.
A federal high court in Abuja
granted him bail, but the DSS has refused to release him.
The secret police said it would
not release him until the identities of those who stood as sureties for him are
verified.
“Pursuant to the verification of
the sureties of Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare by the Federal High Court, the trial judge, the Honourable Justice
Ifeoma Ojukwu made an order on November 6, 2019
for the release of the defendants from the custody of the DSS,” Falana
said in a statement.
“The Court Order has not
authorised the DSS to approve the sureties before releasing Sowore and Bakare
from custody.”
Below is the court order.
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