The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed October 2, 2026, for the continuation of the defence of Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, in the alleged cyberbullying case brought against him by the Department of State Services, DSS.
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar adjourned the matter after counsel to the DSS, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), told the court he was ready for the trial to continue. His statement went against social media reports that the secret police would seek a long adjournment once courts resumed from vacation, so Sowore could concentrate on his presidential campaign.
At Monday’s resumed hearing, Sowore’s lawyer, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN), told the court he had seen media reports that the DSS planned to apply for a long adjournment.
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Kehinde said he was surprised that Olumide-Fusika would rely on social media reports in such a serious matter before the court. He said instructions from his clients were confidential, so the claims could not have come from him or his clients. He then told the court the prosecution was ready to proceed. Sowore’s counsel appeared to be caught off guard by this.
The case comes from posts Sowore published on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook in August 2025. In them, he called President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” and accused him of lying about the level of corruption in the country.
The DSS says it asked Sowore several times to delete the posts. When he refused, the agency went to court.
Sowore and his legal team have lost several times in court since the case began. The court dismissed his fundamental rights suit and ordered him to pay ₦1.5 million. It later rejected his no-case submission and ordered him to open his defence. The Chief Judge also dismissed a petition in which Sowore accused the trial judge of bias, and directed the judge to go on with the trial.
The trial continues on October 2.
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