The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed fresh terrorism charges against the two detained aides of Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho.
The secret police filed the charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja after detaining the two aides for over two months.
In the suit dated August 31, 2021, the DSS through its lawyer S.M. Bello, filed five terrorism charges against Noah Oyetunji and Amudat Babatunde.
The DSS alleged that Oyetunji was in possession of fire arms for terrorism-related activities while Babatunde promoted terroristic acts through her Facebook account.
The two defendants, Jamiu Noah Oyetunji and Mrs. Amudat Habibat Babatunde – are those the SSS held on to despite the August 4, 2021 order by Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja for the release of all the 12 detained associates of Adeyemo arrested by DSS operatives during the July 1, 2021 raid on Adeyemo’s Ibadan home.
The charge reads: “That you Jamiu Noah Oyetunji, Amudat Habibat Babatunde with others still at large, on or about the first day of July 2021, at the residence of one Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho), located at Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did conspire to commits acts of terrorism, to wits possession of prohibited firearms: contrary to Section 17 of Terrorism (Prevention) (Amendment) Act, 2013 and punishable under the same section of the Act.
“That you Jamiu Noah Oyetunji, Amudat Habibat Babatunde (adults) with others still at large, on or about the first day of July 2021, at the residence of Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho) located at Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did have in your possession, without lawful authority, the under listed prohibited firearms, five AK 47 rifles with serial numbers 04956, 213740, 8673, 945999 and 6139 respectively, two AK 47 rifles which serial numbers could not be identified, two pump action rifle with serial numbers 8836 and 9398 respectively, one pump action, which serial number could not be identified, and one stun gun; contrary to Section 1(3)(c)(v) of the Terrorism Prevention Act CAP 10, 2011 and punishable under Section 1(2) of the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) act 2013.
“That you Jamiu Noah Oyetunj, Amudat Habibat Babatunde (adults), with others still at large, on or about the first day of July 2021, at the residence of Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho) located at Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did have in your possession, without lawful authority 1,295 live rounds of 7.62mm ammunition and 221 live rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, contrary to Section 1(3)(c)(v) of the Terrorism Prevention Act CAP 10, 2011 and punishable under Section 1(2) of the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) act 2013.
“That you Jamiu Noah Oyetunj, Amudat Habibat Babatunde (adults) with others still at large, on or about the first day of July 2021, at the residence of Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho) located at Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did involve yourselves in activities in preparation to commit acts of terrorism contrary to Section 21 of the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act 2013 and punishable under the same section of the Act.
“That you Amudat Habibat Babatunde (f) adult of Okeare area of Ibadan, Oyo State did use your Facebook account as a platform to promote terrorist activities contrary to Section 181 & 2) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition Prevention) Act, 2015.”
Reacting, counsel to the detainees, Pelumi Olajengbesi, said:“The charges are baseless, vexatious, shameful and without limbs.”
DSS had last week released 10 of the 12 associates of Igboho after over 60 days in detention.
The secret police had during the midnight of July 1 invaded Igboho’s Ibadan residence, arrested 12 of the activist’s allies and whisked them away to Abuja where they had been kept since.
However, no date has been fixed for their arraignment.
