Sowore: Falana speaks on re- arrest of activist in court

Femi Falana, counsel to Omoyele Sowore, convener of
RevolutionNow Movement, has disclosed why his client was
re-arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS.
Falana revealed that the DSS said they were inviting Soworeand his co-accused, Olawale Bakare for questioning at their
office on fresh charges.
He, however, stated that the secret police was yet to
disclose what the charges are.
The Senior lawyer made the disclosure to Channels
Television while condemning DSS’ invasion of an Abuja
courtroom, where they chased away lawyers before re-
arresting Sowore.
According to Falana: “The atmosphere was very rowdy, but I
insisted that the arrest could not be carried out within the
precinct of the court. He was going to be arrested outside
the premises but there was a crowd that resisted the arrest,
but I appealed to everybody and asked Sowore to jump into
my car and so we drove to the office of the SSS because
they said he will just answer a few questions, but now he is
being detained.
“We are going to take steps under the law by asking for his
release again since they are claiming this is a fresh arrest.
“Nobody has disclosed yet what his charges are; he couldn’t
have committed any other offence because he has been
detained for the past four months unless the SSS wants to
tell the whole world that he committed this fresh offence
while in their custody.”