Cyberbullying: Court Fixes May 8 To Rule On Sowore’s No-Case Submission
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has set a May 8 hearing date for activist Omoyele Sowore’s no-case plea in his alleged cyberbullying trial against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The lawsuit was brought by the Department of State Services (DSS), which is prosecuting Sowore on behalf of the federal government.
Sowore is accused of labeling President Tinubu a “criminal” on his X account.
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The court set the day after Sowore and the DSS presented their last written reasons for and against the no-case motion.
While adopting the processes filed in support of the application, Sowore’s counsel, Marshall Abubakar, informed the court that the prosecution had failed to link his client to the alleged crimes.
He urged the court to uphold the no-case submission, arguing that Sowore was unrelated to the two-count indictment brought against him.
In response, Akinlolu Kehinde, counsel for the DSS, informed the court that the prosecution submitted a response on April 23, urging the court to dismiss the no-case application.
The senior counsel stated that the DSS had established a case against the defendant through its witnesses and requested that the court order Sowore to enter his defence.
After hearing both sides, the trial judge adjourned the case until May 8 to rule on the no-case submission.
The DSS had already revised the cyberbullying accusations brought against Sowore.
