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A counsel to the Department of State Services, DSS, Fidelis Adedipe, has faulted the enactment of quality rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, successful his alleged defamatory connection against President Bola Tinubu.
Speaking during an interrogation connected Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ connected Thursday, Adedipe said determination is simply a bladed enactment betwixt state of look and committing an offence, noting that Sowore crossed that line
Recall that the Federal High Court successful Abuja precocious granted bail to Sowore successful the sum of N200 million.
He is being prosecuted by the DSS implicit allegations that helium made mendacious claims against President Tinubu by describing him arsenic “a criminal” successful posts published connected his X and Facebook accounts.
Reacting, the DSS lawyer said, “Mr Sowore really crossed the line. He tweeted, calling the president a criminal, and that is simply a gag taken a spot excessively far.
“You whitethorn not similar the occupant of the bureau of the president, but the bureau ought to beryllium respected. He was asked to instrumentality down the tweet, which helium refused.”
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