
Abuja High Court has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to release the detained President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, pending his trial.
Justice Mohammed Zubairu ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Lateef Fagbemi, and the Director General of the DSS, Mr Adeola Ajayi, to immediately admit him to administrative bail.
Justice Zubairu, a vacation judge, made the order after an ex-parte motion moved by Bodejo’s counsel, Reuben Atabo, SAN. Although the motion ex-parte, marked M/16976/2024, was moved by Atabo on Monday, the certified true copy of the order was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), yesterday.
NAN earlier reported that Bodejo, in the motion dated and filed on December 19, had prayed the court to order his release from the detention of State Security Service (SSS), pending the hearing and determination of the substantive application.
He also sought an order granting him leave to apply for the order of habeas corpus subjiciendum against the respondents. Habeas corpus subjiciendum is a Latin phrase and a legal term used to describe a writ that is directed to someone, who is detaining another person to inquire into the legality of the detention.
The Miyetti Allah president sued the AGF and the DG of SSS as the first and second respondents.