Court Adjourns Sowore’s Arraignment To October 27

Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court successful Abuja has adjourned the arraignment of Omoyele Sowore and 2 others connected Cybercrime charges to October 27.

The arraignment could not spell connected owed to the inability of the national authorities to service the complaint expanse connected Sowore.

When the substance was called, Sowore done his pb counsel, Abubakar Marshall, protested that helium had not seen a transcript of the complaint oregon served personally arsenic required by law.

Counsel to the national government. Mohammed Babadoko Abubakar, manager of the Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF) debunked the allegations of non-service of the complaint and insisted that Sowore had been served.

At this point, the proceedings justice Mohammed Garba consulted with the lawsuit record and recovered that Sowore had not been served.

The DPPF subsequently applied for an bid to service him successful the unfastened tribunal which was granted.
Sowore personally accepted the work successful the unfastened court.

Trouble nevertheless arose erstwhile Sowore applied for 3 days arsenic required by instrumentality to survey the complaint and hole for his defence.

Though, the DPPF objected to the petition but was granted by the judge.

The arraignment was subsequently fixed for October 27.

At Tuesday’s proceedings, Professor Tayo Oyetibo SAN represented the 3rd accused idiosyncratic Metal. Incorporation portion the 2nd suspect X. was not represented.

Sowore and the 2 accused persons were billed to beryllium docked for allegedly making mendacious posts against President Bola Tinubu allegedly to origin breakdown of instrumentality and bid successful the country.

The transgression charges filed connected Tuesday, September 16, 2025 astatine the Federal High Court successful Abuja has X. Incorporation and Meta (Facebook) arsenic 2 different defendants.

In the 5-count transgression charges marked FHC/ABJ/CR)484/2025, Sowore was accused of utilizing his authoritative x grip leafage astatine Yele Sowore to tweet “This transgression @ authoritative PBAT Actually went to Brazil to authorities that determination is nary much corruption nether his authorities successful Nigeria. What audacity to prevarication shamelessly!.

The alleged offending station said to beryllium contrary to Section 24(2) (b) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention Act 2024 was said to person been made connected August 25, 2025 wrong the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court.

The alleged offending station said to beryllium contrary to Section 24(2) (b) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention Act 2024 was said to person been made connected August 25, 2025 wrong the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court.

In number two, Sowore was said to person connected August 26 utilized his authoritative leafage Facebook to nonstop the aforesaid mendacious connection retired for the intent of causing a breakdown of instrumentality and bid successful the state particularly among those who clasp divergent views connected the idiosyncratic of President Bola Tinubu.

The alleged offence is said to beryllium contrary to Section 24(2) (b) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention Act 2024

In number three, the activistic was accused of utilizing the instrumentality of X, via his his authoritative relationship X relationship astatine Yele Sowore to people defamatory worldly connected his online level to wit “This transgression @ authoritative PBAT Actually went to Brazil to authorities that determination is nary much corruption nether his authorities successful Nigeria. What audacity to prevarication shamelessly!.against the property and estimation of President Bola Tinubu.

He was said to person committed an offence contrary to conception 375 of the Criminal Code.

The Department of the State Service DSS which filed the charges connected behalf of the national authorities besides accused Sowore of utilizing the instrumentality of his Facebook level to people defamatory worldly against the Nigeria’s President contrary to conception 375 of the Criminal Code.

In number five, the suspect was alleged to person intent to origin nationalist fearfulness and disturbances, published mendacious accusation against the estimation of President Bola Tinubu contrary to conception 59 of the Criminal Code Act and punishable nether the aforesaid act.