Traore Rally: Court grants DSS request to remand activist Edokpayi

By Soni DanielAn Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has granted the Department of State Services (DSS) permission to remand Kola Edokpayi, leader of the Benin-based Marxist group, Talakawa Movement, pending further investigation.Edokpayi and four others were arrested by the DSS on April 30, 2025, for allegedly planning a rally in support of Burkina Faso’s military junta leader, Ibrahim Traore.On Monday, the DSS arraigned Edokpayi and one associate on a one-count charge of unlawful