Ebun Francis| Femi Falana (SAN), lawyer to Omoyele Sowore, has asked the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, to release the convener of #RevolutionNow protest and publisher of Sahara reporters, from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
In the letter dated December 13, 2019, and titled, ‘Request For The Release Of Omoyele Sowore From Illegal Custody,’ the human right lawyer urged the AGF to use his office to direct the release Sowore from custody in line with the order of the Federal High.
“Following the announcement of your decision to take over the case of Federal Republic of Nigeria v Omoyele Sowore & Another, two members of the legal defence team visited the headquarters of the State Security Service on December 13, 2019 to demand for the immediate release of Sowore from illegal custody.
“Our colleagues were however advised to direct the request to your office in view of the fact that you have taken over the case from the State Security Service.
“In the light of the foregoing, we hereby request you to use your good offices to direct the State Security Service to release Sowore from custody in line with the order of the Federal High court admitting him to bail pending trial. We are confident that you will not hesitate to grant our request as no court has issued any remand order for his detention,” the letter read in part.
It will be recalled that last week, the AGF office announced it had taken over the prosecution of Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, from the DSS.
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