At Last, DSS Releases Sowore, Bakare

At last, the Department of State Services (DSS) has finally released the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the February 2019 general election, and #RevolutionNow campaigner, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, after several court orders.

Sowore was arrested and charged to court by the federal government for planning a  nationwide revolution, tagged #RevolutionNow.

He was released yesterday evening after the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered his release for the third time.

Their lead defence counsel, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) confirmed this development to the media, yesterday.

He said they were released about 7pm on Thursday.

According to him, “They were released about 30 minutes ago. They were released to one of our lawyers.”

Recall that the Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, gave the DSS  24 hours  to release Sowore and Olawale Bakare.

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu gave the order at the scheduled commencement of the defendants’ trial on charges of treasonable felony.

The judge noted after she signed the warrants for the release of the defendants from custody, and same was served on the defendants, the DSS had no justifiable reason to continue to hold them in custody.

The prosecuting counsel, Hassan Liman (SAN), had insisted that the DSS had not obeyed the court order for their release, the DSS had no power to constitute itself into a parallel court.

She blamed the adjournment of trial on the prosecution which she said failed to comply with her order of November 6 directing them to serve some documents on the defence team led by Mr Femi Falana (SAN).

The judge also awarded the cost of N100,000 against the prosecution to be paid to the defendants for foisting “frivolous adjournment” on the court.

She ordered that the cost must be paid before the next hearing which today.

Sowore is expected to appear in court today for commencement of trial.