Olawale Bakare, activist and co-defendant of the Convener, #RevolutionNow Protest, Omoyele Sowore, has been declared missing.
Operatives of the Department of State Services had stormed the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday morning during the commencement of their trial and disrupted proceedings in an attempt to forcefully rearrest the two men.
The development led to the disruption of court sitting as the judge hurriedly retired to her chamber while the court workers, lawyers and journalists scampered for safety.
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Amidst the commotion that pervaded the courtroom, the officers of the DSS stood their ground on rearresting the defendants.
Activist, Olawale Bakare popularly known as Mandate, who is standing trial with @YeleSowore, in a case brought against them by the Nigerian Government, has been declared missing. He was last seen in a vehicle heading to the DSS headquarters.
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— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) December 6, 2019
However, it has now emerged that only Sowore, who was in Falana’s vehicle as they left the court, was submitted back to the DSS.
Operatives of the agency are currently searching for Bakare in different parts of Abuja.
