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The African Motion Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has sued the Division of State Services and products, DSS, its Director-Basic, Tosin Ajayi, and the Legal professional-Basic of the Federation, AGF, Lateef Fagbemi, over an alleged attack and forcible elimination from the Federal Prime Courtroom in Abuja.
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In a swimsuit filed on October 13, 2026, Sowore is hard N5 billion in damages over the alleged violation of his elementary human rights.
The human rights activist is difficult the movements of DSS operatives all through an incident on the courtroom on June 22, 2026.
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He needs the courtroom to claim the motion unlawful and unconstitutional, arguing that the operatives violated his rights to dignity and private liberty.
Additionally joined within the swimsuit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2480/2026, are the Legal professional-Basic of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and DSS Deputy Director Benjamin Bulus, whom Sowore accused of main the operation.
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Consistent with the courtroom papers, the incident started after Justice Mohammed Garba Umar ordered that Sowore be remanded on the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the listening to of his software for a keep of execution of the order revoking his bail and the bench warrant issued towards him.
Sowore stated he was once nonetheless looking ahead to officers of the correctional centre to take him into custody when armed DSS operatives stormed the fourth flooring of the courtroom development.
He alleged that the operatives, a few of whom have been hooded women and men, accosted and assaulted him sooner than forcibly dragging him to the basement of the courtroom advanced towards his will.
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