Sowore’s Co-defendant, Bakare, Declared Missing
Activist, Olawale Bakare popularly known as Mandate, who is standing trial with pro-democracy campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, in a case brought against them by the Nigerian Government, has been declared missing.
Operatives of the Department of State Services had stormed the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday morning during the commencement of their trial and disrupted proceedings in an attempt to forcefully rearrest the two men.
Also See: MUST WATCH VIDEO: Heavily-Armed DSS Operatives Chase Falana as he Drives Sowore, Bakare out of Court Premises
After facing resistance from other activists inside the courtroom however, the DSS operatives retreated outside to lay ambush.
The situation led to tension within the court premises for several minutes.
Senior Advocate of Nigeria and lawyer to the two men, Femi Falana, was said to had ferried the defendants in his car to the DSS headquarters where they were said to have been detained.
Also See: DSS Rearrests, Detains Sowore, Bakare After Filing Fresh Charges
However, it has now emerged that only Sowore, who was in Falana’s vehicle as they left the court, was submitted back to the DSS.
Operatives of the agency are currently searching for Bakare in different parts of Abuja.
Operatives of the Department of State Services had stormed the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday morning during the commencement of their trial and disrupted proceedings in an attempt to forcefully rearrest the two men.
Also See: MUST WATCH VIDEO: Heavily-Armed DSS Operatives Chase Falana as he Drives Sowore, Bakare out of Court Premises
After facing resistance from other activists inside the courtroom however, the DSS operatives retreated outside to lay ambush.
The situation led to tension within the court premises for several minutes.
Senior Advocate of Nigeria and lawyer to the two men, Femi Falana, was said to had ferried the defendants in his car to the DSS headquarters where they were said to have been detained.
Also See: DSS Rearrests, Detains Sowore, Bakare After Filing Fresh Charges
However, it has now emerged that only Sowore, who was in Falana’s vehicle as they left the court, was submitted back to the DSS.
Operatives of the agency are currently searching for Bakare in different parts of Abuja.
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