By Vivian Okejeme, Abujah’s
The Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday, informed the Federal High Court, Abuja, that it has appealed the bail granted four of the 12 detained associates of Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, (aka Sunday Igboho).
At the resumed proceeding, counsel to the DSS, Idowu Awo, told the court that the agency was withdrawing an earlier application seeking to nullify the bail granted to the four.
He submitted that, since he had filed a notice of appeal against the bail granted to the four detainees, he would prefer to pursue the appeal at the appellate court.
Responding, counsel to the detainees, Mr Sunday Adebayo, did not oppose the prosecution application.
Consequently, Justice Obiora Egwuatu granted the relief of the prosecution and struck out the motion.
Speaking shortly after the proceeding, Adebayo told newsmen that the release order of the four had been signed since they had perfected their bail conditions.
He expressed optimism that the agency would release them upon receiving the release order.
He, however, said that for the eight, the sureties that withdrew had been replaced and his team was working to ensure that they also perfected their bail conditions so that they too could regain their freedom.
The DSS had approached the court on August 9 with a motion seeking to nullify the bail granted to the four in order to keep them detained for further investigation.
The secret police claimed that the four namely: Amudat Babatunde, Abideen Shittu, Jamiu Oyetunji and Bamidele Sunday had greater involvement in the alleged arms stockpiling charge levelled against them.
Operatives of the DSS had on July 1 raided Igboho’s residence in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, and arrested 12 of his supporters.
Subsequently, the suspects, through their lawyer, Mr Pelumi Olajengbesi, filed an application asking the court to inquire into the circumstances constituting the grounds of their arrest and detention since July 2.
