15 days after his arrest, the legislator representing Sagamu 1 Constituency, Hon. Damilare Bello, is still being held by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
According to Reports, Bello was detained on September 21 by the DSS in relation to the recent cult skirmishes in Sagamu that killed nearly 20 lives.
Bello has not been given bail since his detention two weeks ago, nor has he been brought before a judge.
The Ogun State House of Assembly voted a resolution on Thursday asking the DSS to release the jailed legislator while the investigation is still ongoing because they were concerned about his continuing detention.
The Assembly said the request became necessary “so as not to allow his constituents suffer absence of representation”.
A statement from Ogun Assembly media said that the passage of the resolution followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Yusuf Sheriff, seconded by the Minority Leader, Lukman Adeleye and supported by other lawmakers through a voice vote.
“Earlier in their submissions, the members advocated for the bail of the detained lawmaker, explaining that the security agency could continue with their investigation while not depriving the lawmaker of his constitutional duty of representing his constituency.
“They noted that since whatever he was alleged was bailable; administrative bail could be granted the lawmaker to allow him continue to represent his constituency pending the conclusion of investigation rather than allowing him remain in custody for over two weeks,” the statement said.
