Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has asserted that he would embark on necessary legal process to effect the release of Omoyele Sowore by the Department of State Security, DSS.
Falana is counsel to Sowore who was arrested in August in connection with the protest tagged Revolution Now target against the Federal Government.
On Wednesday, a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the release of Sowore, having met his bail conditions, but the DSS is yet to comply.
In his reaction, Falana said the action of the DSS was in contempt of the court and that he would take the necessary legal steps to ensure Sowore’s release
The assertion by Falana is contained in a statement he issued on Thursday.
It reads: “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.
“Mr. Sowore and Mandate Bakare were subsequently charged with treasonable felony, cyber stalking and money laundering on September 30, 2019. The trial judge, the Honourable Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu admitted the defendants to bail under very stringent conditions. Upon meeting the bail conditions Justice Ojukwu directed the State Security Service to release the defendants from detention.
“But in utter contempt of the orders of Justice Ojukwu the State Security Service has refused to release Messrs Sowore and Bakare from custody.