A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the application filed by the Department for State Service (DSS) to detain the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 general elections, Mr Omoyele Sowore, in its custody for 45 days.
The nation’s secret police had sought for permission to detain the former presidential aspirant in its facility for 90 days, but the court halved the number of days requested for.
Mr Sowore was picked in Lagos in the wee hours of Saturday, August 3, 2019 by the DSS over his call for revolution in the country through a protest fixed for Monday, August 5, 2019.
In a statement earlier issued by the police last weekend, the protest, tagged #RevolutionNow, was described as treasonable felony, with demonstrators warned to stay clear or be ready to face the full wrath of the law. At the protest on Monday, some of those who defied the warning were arrested by the police at different locations.
The group accused the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari of failing to deliver what he promised Nigerians when he sought for votes from the electorates.
While ruling today on the ex parte application filed by the DSS, Justice Taiwo Taiwo said the agency can seek for an extension to further detain Mr Sowore when the present order expires on September 21, 2019.
