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SSS Rearrests Sowore, Bakare

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The State Security Service (SSS) has rearrested Omoyele Sowore and his co-accused, Olawale Bakare after filing fresh charges against them.

The two men were reportedly rearrested by SSS operativesives this morning at the premises of the Federal High Court, Abuja, where they were standing trial for treason charges.

SSS operatives reportedly stormed the court and disrupted proceedings, leading to hours of standoff and tension.

Lawyer to the accused said they have been denied access to the two men in custody.

They were released on bail yesterday evening.

See video of the moment SSS operatives tried to rearrest Sowore in court:

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