Following the accusation made through the statement released by the spokesperson for the DSS, Dr Peter Afunnaya, which stated that Falana refused to submit the court order Which directed the immediate release of Sowore, Falana has debunked this by saying that one Ayuba Adam of DSS Legal Service Department had received the said court order on the 25th of September, 2019 at exactly 10:08am.
The Learned Silk was perplexed at how the government could mislead the public rather than release Sowore, who had promptly fulfilled his bail condition in line with the court order.
Falana in a notice to the court regarding the failure of DSS to release Sowore on the Order of Court said, he has informed the court that failure to release Sowore by the Director General of the DSS, Yusuf Bichi would amount to contempt of court.
The notice entitled, ‘Notice of consequences of disobedience to order of court’ read: “Take notice that unless you obey the direction contained in the order of the Federal High Court of Justice Abuja delivered on 24 September, 2019, which ordered you to release the applicant in suit no: FHC/ABJ/CS/915/2019 forthwith, you will be guilty of contempt of court and will be liable to be committed to prison.
“This court has been informed that even as at today, Thursday the 26th of September, you are yet to comply with the lawful order of the Federal High Court by refusing to release the applicant namely: Omoyele Sowore, in your custody.
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“You are hereby directed to comply with the court order forthwith or you will be guilty of contempt of court.”
DSS responded through its Spokesperson, Dr Peter Afunanya that Omoyele Sowore has not been released because his Legal team had refused to serve it a copy of the Order of Court granting him bail.