Breaking: Court remands Sowore in Kuje prison over alleged cybercrime

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Omoyele Sowore

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By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja

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The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, at the Kuje Correctional Centre.

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He will remain in custody until Wednesday when proceedings will resume on a two-count cybercrime charge the Department of State Services (DSS) filed against him for calling President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” in a social media post.

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Sowore’s remand followed the revocation of the bail the court earlier granted him.

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Trial Justice Mohammed Umar had, in a ruling on June 16, not only revoked the bail but also issued a warrant of arrest against the defendant.

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The arrest order came after the defendant, who was billed to open his defence to the charge, failed to appear before the court for the continuation of his trial.

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Sowore had earlier opted to represent himself before the court after his legal team withdrew from the case.

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Meanwhile, in a ruling on Monday, Justice Umar dismissed a motion that sought to disqualify him from conducting the trial over alleged bias.

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