FG defies court order, re-arraigns Sowore on 7-count charge of felony, fraud

The federal government has continued to defy the order of the Federal High Court in Abuja on the release of the Convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, and re-arraigning him for further prosecution on a 7 count charge of fraud and felony.

The Department of Security Service (DSS) resumed the court process on Monday about 10 days the Federal High Court order the release of Sowore after the DSS failed to convince the court on the need to detain the Convener for 20 more days on the expiration of the 45 days initially granted by the court since his arrest prelude the September 5 mass protest.

National Daily learned that Sowore was taken to the court on Monday together with another defendant, Olawole Bakare, who is also accused of treason for his involvement in organizing the #RevolutionNow protest.