DSS Releases 8 Of Igboho’s Aides After 61 Days In Custody (Pictures)

After 61 gruelling days within the custody of the Division of State Providers, eight of the 12 aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, have regained their freedom, PressInformant has learnt.

The key police launched the eight detainees on Monday, their lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, instructed our correspondent.

The detainees are Abdullateef Onaolapo, Tajudeen Irinloye, Dikeola Ademola, Ayobami Donald, Uthman Adelabu, Olakunle Oluwapelumi, Raji Kazeem, and Taiwo Tajudeen. They appeared at a press convention on Monday afternoon with their lawyer.

The key police, nevertheless, refused to launch Amudat Babatunde, Abideen Shittu, Jamiu Oyetunji, and Bamidele Sunday, claiming that they have been closely concerned within the alleged offence of arms stockpiling and different felony actions of their boss, Igboho.

Talking at a press convention after their launch in Abuja, Olajengbesi insisted that the remaining 4 of his purchasers should be freed as a result of they’d been granted bail by the courtroom.

He additionally acknowledged that the DSS should account for the 2 associates of Igboho killed throughout the bloody raid of July 1, 2021.

The PUNCH had earlier reported that Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal Excessive Courtroom sitting in Abuja on August 4, 2021 granted bail to the 12 detained aides of the separatist chief.

They’d met their bail situations together with the availability of 24 sureties however the DSS lawyer, Idowu Awo, kicked in opposition to the bail granted by Justice Egwuatu to 4 of the detainees — Babatunde, Shittu, Oyetunji and Sunday.

Awo had sought a remand software for the 4 detainees saying their launch would have an effect on investigation.

The detainees have spent over 60 days in DSS custody since they have been arrested round 1am on July 1, 2021, when the key police “raided” Igboho’s Ibadan residence in a Gestapo model, killing two different associates of the activist in a “gun duel.”

The 12 detainees had approached the courtroom to hunt their launch.