A leading rights advocate and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, on Thursday opened up on the secret meeting he had with the late Isa Funtua during the detention of media personality, Omoyele Sowore, by the Department of State Service (DSS). Sowore and a presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, had been in public arena splashing mud over Funtua’s role in the aborted negotiation of Sowore’s freedom. “I confirm that I held a meeting with the trio referred to by Mr Shehu even though he did not mention my name. “Mr Shehu ought to have equally disclosed that I demanded the unconditional release of my client from the unlawful incarceration of the State Security Service. “For goodness sake, is Mr Shehu not aware of the fact that Mr Sowore was charged with treasonable felony, money laundering and insulting President Buhari for daring to call the bluff of the Federal Government?

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 24, 2020 07:18 UTC