Sowore Sues DSS for N5 Billion Over Court Assault
Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has filed a N5 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Department of State Services (DSS), its Director-General Tosin Ajayi, Attorney-General of the Federation, and Deputy Director Benjamin Bulus. The suit, filed on October 13, 2026, challenges the legality of an alleged violent attack and abduction by DSS operatives on June 22, 2026, within the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Sowore claims that armed, hooded DSS operatives assaulted him and forcibly transported him in elevators reserved for judges, resulting in injuries. This action was taken despite a judicial remand order by Justice Mohammed Umar, which directed Sowore's remand at Kuje Correctional Centre pending a hearing on his bail application.
Sowore contends that the DSS had no lawful authority for such an operation and that it was intended to intimidate him, violating his rights to human dignity and personal liberty.
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