Pelumi Olajengbesi, a prominent member of the legal team of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, speaks to KAYODE OYERO on his client’s chances before the court in Benin Republic, among related issues
It is over three weeks since the raid by the DSS on the Ibadan home of your client, Chief Sunday Igboho. Are the 12 of his associates arrested and detained by the DSS in Abuja still alive?
Yes, we believe they are alive. Information got to us confidentially that they are going through difficult times, inhuman treatment. The lady among them has not changed her clothes for the past 20 days. It is a sordid tale and we can’t even say all of these things in public but we know they are alive.
The DSS cannot kill anyone in its custody; it is not possible. Nigeria has not got to that level. We believe that they are alive because the DSS came out to say they have them in custody and that they are investigating.
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered that the DSS should produce these 12 persons. Are you optimistic that the DSS will obey the court order?
Yes, we are very optimist until proven otherwise. The reason is because Nigeria is governed by a constitution and we are all under the law; and there is no arm or agency of government that is above the law. So, we are very optimistic that the DSS would obey the court order and ensure that the proper thing is done. These people that are in DSS custody are Nigerian citizens and they are entitled to all the privileges enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 and so we expect the DSS to abide by the provisions of the law.
But if the DSS does not comply and obey the court, we are going to swing into action and take up contempt proceeding against the DSS, particularly the DG (Director-General) of DSS (Yusuf Bichi), and it would be shocking to Nigerians if the DG of DSS, who is supposed to respect and protect the law, ends up in jail.
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