DSS files terrorism charges against two of Igboho’s aides as others slam N100bn suit on agency

By our reporter/ The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed five counts of terrorism against two of the aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho.

The two aides facing the charges filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja are among the four still in the custody of the country’s secret police.

In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/305/2021, dated August 31, 2021, the DSS through its lawyer, S.M. Bello, filed five terrorism charges against Noah Oyetunji and Amudat Babatunde (female).

According to court documents, Oyetunji is alleged to have been in possession of firearms which the DSS claims was used for terrorism, while
Babatunde was charged for promoting acts of terror via social media.

The charges come after over two months after their arrest following a raid at the home of the Yoruba nation agitator in Ibarapa, Oyo state.

The court had yet to fix a date for the hearing.

Meanwhile, Igboho’s aides on Wednesday filed a suit before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court Abuja.

The aides recently arrested and detained but was released by a court order, are seeking a declaration of the court that their detention beyond 48 hours and their media parade without a court conviction constituted a breach of their fundamental rights.

They also sought an order of perpetual injunction restraining the DSS from interfering with their personal liberty and freedom of expression.

Similarly, the applicants prayed for an order granting the sum of N100 million for aggravated and exemplary damages against the security outfit, for what they termed a serial breach of their constitutional rights.

But the DSS lawyer, Idowu Awo, told Justice Egwuatu during the proceedings that his case file was stolen from a member of the legal team who was meant to bring it to the court.

According to him, his colleague in question boarded a vehicle on Tuesday belonging to criminal elements, known as ‘one chance’, to whom she lost her personal belongings and the case file.

With the annual recess of the court ending soon, Justice Egwuatu ruled that the file of the fundamental rights suit be returned to the registry for reassignment to the regular court.