Human rights activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday rejected an attempt by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, to tender an uncertified court document in his defence against alleged criminal defamation charges.
Sowore is being prosecuted by the Department of State Services over allegations that he described President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal” in posts published on his X and Facebook accounts.
During the proceedings, Sowore’s counsel, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN), sought to tender, through the third defence witness, Wayne Elijah, a copy of court documents which the witness said he had received on the defendant’s behalf while serving on Sowore’s former legal team.
Elijah told the court that he accepted service of the documents from the prosecution during his time as one of the defendant’s lawyers.
