Sowore: Falana urges Malami to order release of the activist from custody
- A senior lawyer, Femi Falana, demands the release of Omoyele Sowore from the DSS custody
- Falana says a team of lawyers had visited the DSS to get Sowore released but were advised to go through the AGF
- The senior lawyer urges Malami to release Sowore from custody in line with the order of the Federal High court admitting him to bail pending trial
A senior lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, to ask the Department of State Services (DSS) to release detained activist, Omoyele Sowore.
The Cable reports that Falana said a team of lawyers had visited the DSS to get Sowore released but were advised to go through the AGF.
“Following the announcement of your decision to take over the case of Federal Republic of Nigeria v Omoyele Sowore & Another, two members of the legal defence team visited the headquarters of the State Security Service on December 13, 2019, to demand the immediate release of Sowore from illegal custody," Falana said in a letter dated Friday, December 13.
Source: UGC
“Our colleagues were however advised to direct the request to your office in view of the fact that you have taken over the case from the State Security Service."
The lawyer urged Malami to release Sowore from custody in line with the order of the Federal High Court admitting him to bail pending trial.
Falana expressed the confidence that the AGF will order the release of Sowore since no court has issued any remand order for his detention.
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Meanwhile, added to his troubles with the DSS, Omoyele Sowore is on the verge of facing charges bordering on alleged links to terrorist groups in the country.
This is as officials of the DSS recently interrogated Sowore over his possible links with proscribed armed groups like Boko Haram, Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) and the Indigenous People Of Ibo (IPOB).
A source, who is conversant with Sowore's court case, revealed that he was questioned by security personnel on the issue.
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