Key Takeaways
- The Federal High Court in Abuja adjourned Omoyele Sowore’s cyberbullying trial after he missed proceedings, with his lawyer citing campaign activities in Ekiti State.
- The DSS is prosecuting Sowore over August 2025 posts in which he called President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” and accused him of lying about corruption.
- Justice Mohammed Umar fixed November 3 for the adoption of written addresses and continuation of Sowore’s defence in the cyberbullying trial.
The cyberbullying trial of African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has been adjourned until November 3 after he failed to appear in court, citing his presidential campaign activities in Ekiti State.
Naija News reports that the case came up on Thursday, October 29, before the Federal High Court in Abuja, where prosecuting counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), drew attention to Sowore’s absence.
Defence counsel, T. O. Etonyeaku, who said she was holding the brief of Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN), told the court that Sowore had travelled to Ekiti State for campaign activities.
She asked the court to stand down the matter to allow another senior lawyer, who had arrived at the court premises before proceedings began, to take over the defence.
However, Justice Mohammed Umar drew the attention of both lawyers to a letter personally written to the court by Sowore and asked Kehinde whether he knew about it.
The prosecution counsel said he had not received a copy of the letter.
Kehinde argued that it was improper for a defendant who was represented by a lawyer to write directly to the court without copying the prosecution.
