The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, made a surprise appearance for the prosecution on Tuesday in the trial of Sahara Reporters publisher and presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
His appearance ended up as an effort to rally against Mr Sowore’s request to subpoena the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Oluwatisin Ajayi, for cross-examination by his team of lawyers.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the SSS brought charges against Mr Sowore over his social media posts from last year calling Mr Tinubu a criminal.
Mr Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) for the forthcoming 2027 general elections, faces criminal defamation, cyberstalking and incitement charges stemming from the posts before Judge Mohammed Umar.
The trial recorded Mr Fagbemi’s appearance for the first time on Tuesday.
