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Court To Hear FG’s Application To Detain Sowore For 20 More Days

An FCT High Court will today hear the Federal Government’s application to detain the Convener of the #RevolutionNow protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore, for 20 more days.


When A Country Is Rotten, You Cannot Fix It By Going To The Local Govt – Sowore
A file photo of Mr Omoyele Sowore.

 

A Federal High Court is set to hear the Federal Government’s application to detain the Convener of the #RevolutionNow protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore, for 20 more days.

His counsel, Femi Falana, is already in court but the prosecutor is yet to be present.

The matter has, therefore, been stood down till 11:00 am to enable them get to court.

The Federal Government had filed seven counts bordering on treasonable felony and money laundering against Mr Sowore who is also the publisher of Sahara reporters.

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Subsequently, he was detained in the custody of the DSS for 45 days pending the conclusion of its investigation.

However, the Federal Government filed additional charges against him on Friday, September 20, a day before the 45-day detention was to elapse.