The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday threatened to foreclose the defence of Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, in the ongoing trial over alleged defamation.
Justice Mohammed Umar gave the warning after the Department of State Services (DSS)’s lawyer, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, made the oral application shortly after Sowore sought an adjournment over his lead counsel’s absence.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sowore is also the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC).
He was alleged to have made false claims against the person of President Bola Tinubu by referring to him as “a criminal” in a post he made on his X and Facebook accounts.
Against this development, the DSS charged him with criminal defamation, cyberstalking and incitement.
