The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the State Security Service to pay Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, N2 million over the unlawful seizure of his mobile phone in 2019 at the point of his arrest.
He was arrested on the basis of his plan to lead a protest, tagged, #RevolutionNow, against the President Muhammadu Buhari administration over its alleged maladministration in general. She said the SSS ought to have obtained court order before the confiscation of his belongings and that the seizure can no be regarded as “temporary” since 2019.
NAN reports that the SSS had, on December 1, told the court that it was still investigating the mobile phones of Mr Sowore still under its custody. Mrs Chikere dismissed the defence put forward by SSS and granted Mr Sowore’s prayers in her judgement on Wednesday.Mr Sowore was first arrested on August 3, 2019, for planning to organise a protest tagged: “#RevolutionNow”.He was subsequently charged to court on charges of treasonable felony, among others.
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