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Sowore Challenges Detention Order In Court

BEVERLY HILLS, August 09, (THEWILL) – The detained convener of the botched #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, has filed an application before the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeking to set aside the ex parte order of the Court which approved his detention by the Department of State Service (DSS) for 45 days.

Justice Taiwo O. Taiwo had in a ruling on Thursday in an exparte application, ordered Sowore’s detention to enable the DSS complete its investigation into alleged terrorist activities of the activist cum politician.

But Sowore, in a Motion on Notice, brought pursuant to sections 6 (6) (B), 35 and 36(4) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended, section 293 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 and under the jurisdiction of the Court, is asking the court to vacate the order on the grounds that the order was made in violation of his fundamental human rights.

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The motion filed on August 9 by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, was predicated on 18 grounds and supported by a 24-paragraph affidavit deposed to by one Marshall Abubakar.

“The said order breached the fundamental right provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

“The detention of the respondent/applicant for an initial 4 days period before the grant of the ex-parte order is illegal by virtue of Section 35 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

“The order ex-parte brought pursuant to Section 27 (1) of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2013 was obtained by the applicant/respondent to legalise an illegal detention by the applicant/respondent.

“The applicant/respondent dumped the video evidence in support of its application on the Honourable Court whilst the learned trial judge watched same in his chambers and not in the open court.

“The respondent/applicant was arrested on Saturday 3rd August, 2019 before the planned protest that took place on Monday 5th August, 2019 while he was already under the custody of the Applicant/Respondent,” the suit said.

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