Court Says It Will Not Hear Sowore’s Plea For Freedom

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, declined an application challenging the detention of Mr Omoyele Sowore, convener, RevolutionNow protests by the Department of State Security (DSS), for 45 days 

Justice Nkeonye Maya refused to hear the application by counsel to Sowore, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, and sent the case back to Justice Taiwo Taiwo for further hearing.

Falana, who had asked the court to set aside the exparte order granted by Justice Taiwo, also applied for oral bail when Justice Maha rejected the earlier application.

Sowore who is presently in detention had, on August 9, approached the court, seeking an order to vacate the ex parte order that gave the DSS the legal backing to detain him for 45 days.

It would be recalled that Justice Taiwo Taiwo had, in a ruling on August 8 in an exparte application, ordered Sowore’s detention for 45days to enable the DSS carry out and conclude its investigation on allegations levelled against him.

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