By Bimbo Ogunnaike
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has said that he will take a legal action against the Department of State Services (DSS), for refusing to release the convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore.
On Wednesday, a federal High Court in Abuja,ordered the release of Sowore alonsode Olawale Adebayo popularly called Mandate, but the DSS failed to comply with the order.
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“On 8th August 2019, the Honourable Justice Taiwo Taiwo granted the application of the State Security Service to detain Mr. Omoyele Sowore for 45 days.
“Upon the expiration of the 45-day detention period the court granted Mr. Sowore bail on September 24, 2019. He met the bail conditions but the State Security Service refused to release him from custody.
“But in utter contempt of the orders of Justice Ojukwu the State Security Service has refused to release Messrs Sowore and Bakare from custody.
“Since the State Security Service is not above the law of the land we shall embark on appropriate legal measures to ensure compliance with the court orders,” the statement reads
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