Court Sits as Sowore Appears After Arrest Warrant Issued Over Tinubu Case

Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, on Monday appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja following a bench warrant issued for his arrest over his failure to attend an earlier court sitting.

Sowore, who is also the publisher of Sahara Reporters, arrived at the court premises accompanied by members of his group, some of whom carried placards in support of him.

His appearance comes less than a week after Justice Mohammed Umar revoked the bail earlier granted to him and ordered his arrest.

The court had, on June 16, granted an oral application by counsel to the Department of State Services (DSS), Akinkolu Kehinde (SAN), seeking the revocation of Sowore’s bail following his absence from proceedings.

Justice Umar subsequently issued a bench warrant directing security authorities to arrest and produce the activist before the court.

Sowore is being prosecuted by the DSS over allegations that he made false claims against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing him as “a criminal” in posts published on his X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook accounts.

The activist has denied wrongdoing and has consistently maintained that the charges against him are politically motivated.

As of the time of filing this report, proceedings had yet to commence at the Federal High Court.