.YeleSowore, A Victim Of Emerging Dictatorship, Court's Cowardice In Nigeria, HURIWA Says | Sahara Reporters The rights group absolutely condemned the cowardice of the courts to continuously deny bail to the Nigerian citizen even when... READ MORE:
A prominent pro-democracy and civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has condemned the Abuja court that refused to hear the case of Omoyele Sowore regarding his prolonged detention, accusing the courts succumbing to possible pressures from the President Muhammadu Buhari administration and security agencies.
It added that the detention of the activist and many other protesters was a grave setback that had adversely affected the enjoyment of the constitutionally-guaranteed freedom enshrined in various international and local statutes.Justice Taiwo Taiwo had ruled that the detention order of Sowore was renewable after the expiration of the first 45 days on September 21.
Justice Taiwo said he had to grant the application, “only to the extent” of allowing the security agency to keep the respondent in custody for only 45 days for the DSS to conclude its investigation.The presiding judge, Justice Nkweonye Maha, claimed she did not have the jurisdiction to review the decision by Justice Taiwo.
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