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Cyberbullying Trial: Sowore absent in Court, requests adjournment
The trial of Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), over alleged cyberbullying was stalled at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday following his absence and a letter requesting an adjournment.
When the case was called, the prosecuting counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), informed the court that the defendant was absent.
Sowore’s defence lawyer, T. O. Etonyeaku, who appeared on behalf of Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN), told the court that the AAC candidate had travelled to Ekiti State for his presidential campaign activities.
Etonyeaku prayed the court for a stand-down to enable another senior lawyer, who was earlier in court before the commencement of proceedings, to arrive and conduct the case of the defence.
The judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, drew both lawyers’ attention to a letter written to the court personally by the defendant and asked Kehinde if he was aware of the letter.
Kehinde denied being copied with the letter and argued that it was wrong for an accused person, who was being represented by a lawyer, to bypass the lawyer and write directly to the court and also fail to copy the other party.
He added that since there is no evidence that Sowore has discontinued with the service of his lawyer, Olumide-Fusika, he ought not to have written personally to the court.
Kehinde, however, conceded to an adjournment in the interest of justice.
The prosecuting lawyer noted that the defence was yet to respond to the written address he filed, as ordered by the court, on the issue of whether or not he could be subpoenaed to testify as a defence witness.
Justice Umar adjourned till November 3 for adoption and continuation of defence.
Sowore is being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) over his August 2025 published posts on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, describing President Tinubu as a “criminal” and accusing him of lying about the level of corruption in the country.
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