Court Rejects Sowore’s No-Case Submission in DSS Cyberbullying Charges, Defers Defence to May 19

Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed Omoyele Sowore’s no-case submission in the DSS’s two-count cyberbullying charge. The court ruled that even minimal evidence linking Sowore to the alleged offence of calling President Tinubu a “criminal” was sufficient to warrant a defence. After rejecting the submission, the DSS counsel, SAN Akinlolu Kehinde, signalled readiness to proceed. Sowore then asked to address the court personally, accusing the judge of bias and alleging a federal government plot to prevent his participation in the 2027 elections. Sowore’s lawyer applied for the judge’s recusal and reassignment of the case. Justice Umar ordered a formal recusal application and adjourned the trial to May 19 for Sowore to open his defence.

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