BREAKING: Court strikes out DSS suit to further detain four of Igboho’s aides

The Department of State Security on Tuesday failed in its attempt to further keep four aides of Sunday Adeyemo, also called Sunday Igboho in its custody has failed, as the court turned down the request.

The Federal High Court on Tuesday, struck out a motion instituted by the Department of State Service (DSS) seeking further detention of four out of the 12 aides of Yoruba secessionist leader, Sunday Adeyemo, also called Sunday Igboho.

The motion was thrown out by the Judge, Obiora Egwuatu in the wake of a surprising withdrawal by counsel to the DSS, Mr Idowu Awo.

Ripples Nigeria had reported that the Federal High Court on August 4, granted bail to the 12 detained aides and supporters of Igboho.

READ ALSO: Sunday Igboho reportedly arrested in Cotonou fleeing to Germany

The detainees’ main lawyer, O. Pelumi, had sought for their bail on the grounds that the DSS was violating their fundamental human right, having arrested and detained them for over 30 days.

Consequently, Awo agreed that eight of the applicants should be granted bail while claiming that the remaining four were complicit in arms stock piling.

However, in his ruling on Tuesday, Justice Egwatu stated that the 12 applicants be granted bail, saying, “No doubt, the administration of bail is at the discretion of the court.”

The judge said the bail conditions for the eight detainees would include a surety and N5 million.

The four other detainees were asked to provide N10 million and two sureties who must be civil servants residing in Abuja.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now