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

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

Sahara Reporters has reported that there is currently a standoff at the Federal High Court after operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) attempted to rearrest Yele Sowore.

Sowore, who had been arrested by the DSS, was finally released on Thursday, long after the court had approved his bail.

It has been reported that during the trial of Sowore and Olawale Bakare, operatives of the DSS stormed the court and chased away the presiding judge Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu.

They say Sowore and his lawyers are currently inside the court premises, with the operatives refusing them exit.

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FLASH: @YeleSowore and Bakare Mandate Being Held Hostage Inside The Courtroom pic.twitter.com/6DOdKxBRHI

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FLASH: @YeleSowore Forcefully Abducted By The DSS Inside The Courtroom pic.twitter.com/M4XlZwJWVE

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VIDEO: You Cannot Break Me, Sowore Speaks As DSS Attempt On His Life In Court
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VIDEO: DSS Officer Strangles Sowore, Brandish Guns In Attempt To Rearrest Him pic.twitter.com/hVXfcVVlc5

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