A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 8, 2026 to rule on the no-case submission put forward by Omoyele Sowore in the Cybercrime charge brought against him by the Department of the State Securty Service, SSS.
Justice Mohammed Umar fixed the date after the defendant and prosecution adopted their final written arguments for and against the no case submission.
While adopting the processes filed along with the no case submission, Sowore’s counsel, Marshall Abubakar urged the court to release his client, stating that, the prosecution failed to link his client with the alleged offences.
While opposing the no-case submission, the SSS through its Counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, said, the prosecution filed a response, urging the court to refuse the request of Sowore in the no-case application, noting that he has a case to answer.
After listening to both parties, the trial judge adjourned for ruling on the no-case submission.
Sowore is being prosecuted for referring to the president as “criminal” in his posts via his X and Facebook handles.
He was originally charged alongside the parent companies of X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook on 5 December 2025, but an amendment to the charges saw X Incorp and Meta (Facebook) Incorp dropped from the case as defendants, leaving Sowore as the sole defendant.
The amendment also pruned down the number of counts from five to two, which he pleaded not guilty to after being rearraigned.
(Editor: Roluke Ogundele)
