DSS Flouts Court Order, Arraigns Five ‘Buhari-Must-Go’ Protesters

Less than 72 hours after the Federal High Court in Abuja, ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to release five Buhari-must-go protesters who were arrested at the premises of Dunamis International Gospel Centre in Abuja, the secret police has arraigned the detainees before a magistrate court.

The protesters – Ben Manasseh, Anene Udoka, Henry Nwodo, Samuel Larry and Samuel Gabriel – were arrested on July 4 for wearing T-shirts with the inscription, ‘Buhari-Must-Go.’

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Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the DSS to immediately release the five detainees.

In lieu of complying with the court’s order, the DSS, on Wednesday brought the defendants before a Magistrate’s Court at Mpape, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on charges bordering on disturbance of public peace.

Arguments for the defendants’ bail are presently ongoing.

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