The lead counsel to the 12 aides of Sunday Igboho who were arrested by the Directorate of State Services (DSS) on July 1, 2021 at the Soka residence of Igboho after killing two persons in the attack has threatened the Director General of DSS, Bichi with jail term if he refused to release the remaining two aides who are in their custody.
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The lead counsel, Pelumi Olajengbesi who made the statement on his Official Facebook Page available to SOJ WORLDWIDE (http://www.sojworldnews.com) said the security agent released additional two in the custody of the DSS after all bail conditions have been met without the remaining two, Amudat Habibat Babatunde and Jamiu Noah Oyetunji who are still being held.
Olajengbesi added that the two Aides released lately are, Tajudeen Irinloye and Uthman Opeymi Adelabu.
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“Sequel to the refusal of the DSS to release the other detainees, concerted efforts were immediately made to resolve all technical issues raised by the DSS. Accordingly, on Friday the 3rd of September, 2021, all issues raised were resolved and we proceeded to the Headquarters of the DSS to demand the immediate release of the four (4) remaining detainees in its custody.
Regrettably and in the whimsical habit of the DSS, only two of the remaining four received their freedom while the other two namely; Amudat Habibat Babatunde and Jamiu Noah Oyetunji, remain in the unlawful custody of the DSS. No valid reasons based on law were availed the Legal Team for this willful disobedience of the rule of law and express Order of court.
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The DSS’ act of cherry-picking of an order of court is an open dare and affront on the authority of the issuing court and it lacks legal justification under the extant laws of Nigeria. It is indeed a condemnable action in any sane democratic society and speaks ill of the professionalism of the intelligence agency. The DSS simply has no right nor power to select or unilaterally handpick which order of court is convenient for it to obey or honor. It is bound to obey all. Any iota of non-compliance to an order of court is tantamount to a disregard of such an order in its entirety and a challenge to the Constitution. This capricious act is contemptuous.
Consequently, we hereby restate that if by Monday the 6th of September, 2021, the DSS continue with their unlawful detention of the remaining two (2) detainees, we shall not hesitate to proceed forthwith with our earlier plans to institute Contempt proceeding against the Director General of the SSS, Yusuf Magaji Bichi.
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The DSS as a law enforcement agency should not be allowed to carry out its official responsibility with impunity and absolute disrespect to the laws of the land especially where the constitutional rights and liberty of citizens are at stake. It is a reprehensible conduct unbecoming of an agency which is itself a creation of the law and it will not go unchallenged.”
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