Professor Wole Soyinka has criticised the Department of State Services (DSS) over Sahara reporter publisher, Omoyele Sowore’s re-arrest.
While delivering a keynote address at an event organised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to mark the UN Day on Anti-Corruption, Soyinka described the act as another form of corruption.
He had earlier condemned the invasion of a court in Abuja by operatives of the DSS in a bid to re-arrest Mr Sowore.
In a statement personally signed by him on Friday, Professor Soyinka asked President Muhammadu Buhari to call the agency to order.
The Nobel laureate also warned the government to uphold and respect judicial institutions in order to prevent the present situation from degenerating into chaos.
He also advised that those he described as the “wild dogs of disobedience” be taught some basic court manners.
Before Friday’s incident occurred, the court had ruled to adjourn the trial of Sowore and his co-accused, Olawale Bakare, until February 11, 2020.
The duo are facing charges of treason following the demonstrations by some Nigerians under the #RevolutionNow to protest what they described as worsening conditions in the country.
The DSS released Sowore and Bakare on Thursday after refusing to do so in disobedience to two court orders.
Despite the refusal, the security agency insisted that it has always obeyed the orders of the court.
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