The Department of State Services on Friday allegedly attempted to rearrest the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, in court.

Information released by SaharaReporters revealed that the DSS operatives also chased away the presiding judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu and assaulted a journalist in their bid to arrest the duo.

Sowore and Bakare were released from DSS detention on Thursday night after several court order to release them went unheeded.

Watch video below:

VIDEO: DSS Officer Strangles Sowore, Brandish Guns In Attempt To Rearrest Him pic.twitter.com/hVXfcVVlc5

— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) December 6, 2019