The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday fixed October 2, 2026, for the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, to continue with his defence in the alleged cyber-bullying case brought against the rights activist and politician by the Department of State Services (DSS).
Roll vtr: There were unconfirmed reports in the media, last month, that the DSS could upon the resumption of the courts from vacation, seek a long adjournment to enable Sowore concentrate on his presidential campaign.
Sowore had in August 2025, published posts on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook describing President Tinubu as a “criminal” and accusing him of lying about corruption levels.
After spurning several appeals from the DSS to delete the posts, the secret police headed to court to determine seek the court’s stand on whether or not the posts amount to cyberbulling for a person to call another person “criminal”.
At the resumed hearing on Monday, Sowore’s lawyer, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN), told the court that he read reports in the media that the DSS would be applying for a long adjournment to enable his client focus on his presidential campaign.
Responding, counsel to the DSS, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, expressed surprise that Fusika would be relying on social media reports on such a serious matter before the court.
He told the counsel to Sowore that instructions from his clients are confidential and, therefore, couldn’t’ have relied on social media reports, as submitted by Sowore’s counsel.
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