We Have Not Been Informed Of Any Judicial Order - DSS Site Reason For Still Detaining Sowore

According to a report by Premium Times, Nigeria’s State Security Service has denied claims by lawyers representing the detained publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, that they were being prevented from taking Mr Sowore after meeting his bail conditions on Wednesday.

The SSS spokesperson, Peter Afunaya, in a text message midnight Wednesday said the claims by Mr Sowore’s lawyers that the publisher was denied bail after meeting his conditions were false.

“This not true. The SSS has not been informed by the judicial authorities or any legal representatives that the bail conditions have been met accordingly. The media shouldn’t allow itself to be used as agents of misinformation,” Mr Afunaya said.

The SSS spokesperson was responding to questions sent to his phone line after PREMIUM TIMES was informed by a lawyer representing Mr Sowore, Emmanuel Ogala, that they were prevented from taking Mr Sowore after fulfilling his bail conditions Wednesday evening.

“The judge, Ijeoma Ojukwu, has signed his release warrant but the SSS claim they have closed. We were told that they close at 3:30 p.m.,” Mr Ogala had told Premium Times.

A similar argument had ensued when Mr Sowore was first granted bail by the same court, presided over by another judge, Taiwo Taiwo.

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Posted: at 7-11-2019 07:56 PM (5 years ago) | Addicted Hero

This country is now a laughing stock across d globe A president without a qualified certificate terrorising Nigeria and every body is pretending as if nothing is happening a day will come all these nonsense will become a history.....

Posted: at 7-11-2019 08:19 PM (5 years ago) | Upcoming