The cyberstalking trial of Sahara Reporters and presidential candidate of the he African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, stalled at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday.
This followed a clash between senior lawyers representing the prosecution and the defence just as the proceedings started.
Prosecution lawyer, Akinloku Kehinde, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), accused the defence of deploying dilatory tactics after the lead defence lawyer, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, a SAN, sought an adjournment of the proceedings.
But Mr Olumide-Fusika counter-accused Mr Kehinde of blaming the defence for every hiccup in the proceedings, including when the prosecution failed to produce the State Security Service (SSS) director-general initially subpoenaed to testify in the case.
The exchange between the two senior lawyers grew tense as proceedings unfolded, forcing the judge, Mohammed Umar, to adjourn proceedings until 20 September.
