The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the suit brought by 12 detained aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, due to the failure of the Department of State Services (DSS) to produce the aides in court.
The court adjourned the suit on Thursday till Monday, August 2nd.
This is the second time the DSS has failed to produce Igboho’s aides in court.
Last week, Justice Obiora Egwuatu had ordered the DSS to produce the detained aides of Igboho in court and also show cause why the Igboho’s aides should not be admitted to bail.
Adjourning the suit again on Thursday, Egwuatu ordered that the DSS should grant the lawyer to the detained aides access to his clients.
However, the counsel to the DSS, I. Awo, informed the court that the DSS has no plans of going against the court’s order. He stated that there were facts that were necessary for the court to be aware of regarding the matter.
Awo said some of the names on the court order were different from the names of the persons they had arrested on July 1, 2021 at Igboho’s house.
The counsel to the applicants, Pelumi Olajengbesi, claimed that the DSS had given the applicants new names as there are disparity in the spelling of their names.