Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, on Tuesday, rescinded his earlier decision to have the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS) summoned to testify in his defence in a cyberstalking trial.
Mr Sowore, through his lawyer, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), announced the withdrawal of the defence’s application for the subpoena during Tuesday’s proceedings before trial judge Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Mr Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) for the forthcoming 2027 general elections, faces criminal defamation, cyberstalking and incitement charges.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that SSS brought the charges against Mr Sowore for calling President Bola Tinubu “a criminal” in social media posts on X and Facebook last year.
Mr Sowore has stood by his posts and denied wrongdoing regarding the social media comments.
