We’re Ready To Release Sowore But Nobody Came To Pick Him – DSS

The State Security Service, SSS, has expressed readiness to
comply with a court order and release the detained publisher of
Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, saying the journalist is still in
detention because nobody came to pick him up from them.

In a statement on Friday, Peter Afunanya, spokesman of the DSS,
said while the agency has received the order, no one has visited
the DSS to take delivery on the activist.

“The DSS wishes to confirm that it has received the court order
for the release of Omoyele Sowore,” the statement read.

“It is important that the public notes that since the receipt of
the Order, no person has turned up at the DSS to take delivery of
him. This becomes imperative for reasons of accountability.

“However, the Court has been properly briefed on this
development and the steps being taken to ensure compliance with its
Order.

“The Service, under the leadership of Yusuf Magaji Bichi (fwc),
as the Director General, is not a lawless organization and will
never obstruct justice or disobey Court Orders. It, therefore,
affirms that it will do all that is needful once the appropriate
processes have been concluded.”

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No Person Has Come to Pick Sowore- DSS
Spokesperson
The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to confirm that it
has received the Court Order for the release of Omoyele SOWORE.

It is important that the public notes that since the receipt of
the Order, no person has turned up at the DSS to take delivery of
him. This becomes imperative for reasons of accountability.

However, the Court has been properly briefed on this development
and the steps being taken to ensure compliance with its Order.

The Service, under the leadership of Yusuf Magaji Bichi (fwc),
as the Director General, is not a lawless organization and will
never obstruct justice or disobey Court Orders. It, therefore,
affirms that it will do all that is needful once the appropriate
processes have been concluded.

Peter Afunanya, Ph.D
Public Relations Officer,
Department of State Services,
National Headquarters,
Abuja