The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, at the Kuje Correctional Centre, pending the continuation of his trial on Wednesday.
Sowore is expected to remain in custody until the next sitting, when proceedings will resume on a two-count cybercrime charge filed by the Department of State Services (DSS). The charges stem from a social media post in which he allegedly referred to President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal.”
His remand follows the earlier revocation of bail previously granted to him by the court. The decision was linked to his absence during a scheduled hearing where he was expected to open his defence.
On June 16, Trial Justice Mohammed Umar had revoked Sowore’s bail and issued a bench warrant for his arrest after he failed to appear in court for the continuation of his trial.
Sowore had earlier chosen to represent himself after his legal team withdrew from the case, leaving him to conduct his own defence.
In a separate ruling delivered on Monday, Justice Umar also dismissed a motion seeking his disqualification from the case over allegations of bias, allowing him to continue presiding over the trial.
