Court grants DSS permission to detain suspect for 45 days

The Federal high Court, Abuja, on Thursday granted permission to
the Department of State Service (DSS) to detain one Adamu Mohammed
for 45 days pending conclusion of investigation.

Mohammed is being investigated for carrying out acts of
terrorism by divulging sensitive information to members of Boko
Haram.

Justice B.O. Quadri gave the order following an ex-parte
application filed by the DSS for an order to remand the suspect for
90 days pending conclusion of investigation.

Quadri reduced the 90 days to 45 days, saying that the law only
allowed two months within which a suspect could be detained while
investigations were ongoing.

The judge, however, added that the number of days could be
reviewed upward where the court deemed it necessary.

“The applicant shall provide the court with an update of the
investigation before the expiration of the 45 days; consequent upon
such an update, the court might review the remand order upward
where necessary.”

Mr O.J. Odu, counsel to the DSS who moved the application told
the court that it was pursuant to Section 27 (1) of the Terrorism
Prevention Act.

The Federal high Court, Abuja, on Thursday granted permission to
the Department of State Service (DSS) to detain one Adamu Mohammed
for 45 days pending conclusion of investigation.

Mohammed is being investigated for carrying out acts of
terrorism by divulging sensitive information to members of Boko
Haram.

Justice B.O. Quadri gave the order following an ex-parte
application filed by the DSS for an order to remand the suspect for
90 days pending conclusion of investigation.

Quadri reduced the 90 days to 45 days, saying that the law only
allowed two months within which a suspect could be detained while
investigations were ongoing.

The judge, however, added that the number of days could be
reviewed upward where the court deemed it necessary.

“The applicant shall provide the court with an update of the
investigation before the expiration of the 45 days; consequent upon
such an update, the court might review the remand order upward
where necessary.”

Mr O.J. Odu, counsel to the DSS who moved the application told
the court that it was pursuant to Section 27 (1) of the Terrorism
Prevention Act.