Operatives of the Department of State Services on Friday morning disrupted the ongoing trial of activists Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare, in an attempt to rearrest the two men, who were only released from its detention on Thursday evening.

The DSS operatives also allegedly chased away the presiding judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, while also brutalising a journalist with a popular television station.

A few minutes ago, the official Twitter handle of Sahara Reporters, @SaharaReporters, alleged that the DSS had arrested Sowore and went further to share a video and tweeted:

“DSS finally re-arrests Omoyele Sowore after chasing judge out of the courtroom with a gun. He has been taken to the headquarters of the DSS.”

VIDEO: Moment Sowore Was Driven To DSS Headquarters After He Was Re-arrested.#FreeSoworeNow #FreeSowore pic.twitter.com/gXqyOqaY7E

— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) 6 December 2019