The Department of State Services (DSS), has obtained an order from the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to detain a terror suspect, Alfred Fowler-Alfred for 60 days.
The order was obtained by the DSS on Monday, May 23.
According to the agency, the order will help them conduct a thorough investigation bordering on alleged acts of terrorism preferred against the suspect.
The agency’s lawyer, Ms I. Onotu, said that Fowler-Alfred was arrested on April 11. Onotu who moved the application added that;
“This application is brought pursuant to the Terrorism Prevention Act; we seek an order of this court to enable the service to detain the suspect for 90 days pending the conclusion of investigations.”
Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon who faulted the service’s decision to detain the suspect for days before seeking a detention order from the court, reduced the 90 days application to 60 days, saying the days started counting from May 11, when the application was filed.
Furthermore, Justice Olajuwon added that should the DSS fail to conclude its investigations after 60 days, except the remand order, is renewed, the service shall release the suspect.
She said;
“Not releasing the suspect after 60 days, where the order is not renewed, shall constitute a flagrant breach of the respondent’s fundamental rights to personal liberty as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution.
“Meaning if you fail to release him after 60 days, you are on your own.”
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