Operatives of the Department of State Services on Friday morning disrupted the ongoing trial of activists Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare, attempting to rearrest the two men.

According to SaharaReporters,the DSS operatives also chased away the presiding judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu and assaulted a journalist in their bid to arrest the duo.

Currently on going at the Federal High Court Abuja. The Government trying to rearrest sowore but Nigerians and the Lawyers are having none of it #Sowore pic.twitter.com/OSs1TbIo64

— ANSLEM (@Evughomwe) December 6, 2019

Thelagostimes had reported that Sowore and Bakare were released from the DSS’ custody on Thursday evening, following the court’s order.

Details later…