The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered three workers in the state capitol building to be held, allegedly @ulting officials of the Department of State Services (DSS).
On Tuesday, February 25, Justice Daniel Osiagor directed Ibrahim Olanrewaju, Adetu Adekunle and Fatimo Fatimoh Adetola is in custody, awaiting arbitration on Wednesday, February 26.
DSS accused the three workers of crimes in their official duties in connection with the alleged Ass@Ult. Secret police also accused them of promoting, recording and circulating false information on social media that undermined the law and order in the country. According to DSS, the trio was engaged in “misleading electronic information to social media to embarrass its officials” while on duty in the Lagos parliamentary complex on February 17.
When DSS lawyer Michael Bajela stepped in to court, Osiagor said he needed to conduct a review before proceeding with the case file.
On February 17, a video posted on social media showed DSS agents inside the Lagos parliamentary complex, resulting in allegations that they blocked legislators from holding a plenary meeting. In one of the videos, DSS agents are seen in the physical struggle with the lawmakers, triggering different public reactions.
Further details later indicated that DSS was formally invited by the agent clerk to attend the parliamentary complex to maintain the order to enable the expelled Speaker Mudashiru Obasa to resume offices on February 18, which is a move, which is a move, It is a moving house that believes the gathering poses a guarantee risk.
The Lagos Parliament has been the focus of attention since leaving the country on January 13. After returning, Obasa refused to accept his removal, insisting that due process had not been followed and declared himself a legal spokesperson for the house.
