Court Grants DSS Permission to detain Omoyele Sowore for 45 days and Further Renewal

Justice Taiwo Taiwo, of the Federal High Court in Abuja in a ruling on an ex parte application by the State Security Service, whose operatives arrested Sowore last Saturday has granted the DSS permission to detain the convener of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, for 45 days.

It was earlier held that the detention order would be renewable after the expiration of first 45 days on September 21.

The hearing of the application was is as provided for by 27(1) of the Terrorism (Prevention) Amendment Act, the use of the word,  “may”, in the provision “is directory” and not “discretionary”.

After the 45 days expiration, they are at liberty to apply for another renewal.