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.
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.
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.
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.
The armed security personnel in their search for the young
activist, stormed Falana’s chamber in Abuja this afternoon hoping
to find him there.
A lawyer at the chamber confirmed to SaharaReporters that armed
DSS operatives visited the place minutes ago looking for Bakare
after claiming that he was not in their facility.
The lawyer, who asked not to be named, said, “DSS operatives
just stormed our chamber now looking for Olawale Bakare.
“They claimed it was discovered he was not with them by the time
they arrived their office.
“They are currently searching everywhere for him. We are hoping
that he is safe wherever he is.”
After releasing Sowore and Bakare on Thursday evening, the DSS
on Friday filed fresh charges against them, rearresting and
detaining Sowore in the process.
The uncertainty surrounding Bakare’s whereabouts at the moment
has indeed added a new twist to the matter.
He was arrested in Osogbo, Osun State, on August 5, 2019 for
participating in a nationwide peaceful demonstration aimed at
demanding a better country from the administration of President
Muhammadu Buhari.
Together with Sowore, Bakare was ordered to be released twice by
the Federal High Court in Abuja after meeting stringent bail
conditions.
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