A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) and Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to appear before it on September 4 over Omoyele Sowore’s arrest and detention.
Sowore and other persons have been detained in connection with the August 5, 2019, RevolutionNow protest over Federal Government’s alleged attempts to destabilise the country.
In its ruling by Justice Nicholas Oweibo, the court said the DSS and IGP should appear before it to give reasons why it should not order them to immediately and unconditionally release Sowore and the protesters.
This followed an ex parte application filed by Lagos-based lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje, on behalf of himself and others, who participated in the ‘RevolutionNow’ protests. Read more