PICTORIAL: SOWORE ARRIVES AT COURT FOR TRIAL
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Omoyele Sowore, an activist and former presidential candidate, has arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja for his arraignment on remarks he made on social media calling Egbetokun a “illegal IG.”
Sowore is scheduled to appear before Federal High Court Justice Liman in Abuja today (Wednesday).
According to reports, the activist is charged with three cybercrime-related offenses under the 2015 Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, ETC) Act, as revised in 2024.
According to the charges, filed in a suit marked FCH/ABJ/23/25, Egbetokun accused Sowore of intentionally and knowingly sending messages through his verified Twitter account, where he referred to the IG as “illegal IGP Kayode Egbetokun.”
The police allege that these publications were false and aimed at causing a breakdown of law and order, adding that Sowore’s messages were aimed at causing unrest and undermining the authority of the police.
Marshall Abubakar, the head of his legal team, acknowledged that the charges will be tried in court.
However, political activist Deji Adeyanju said the charges are an abuse of the judicial system and promised a robust defense in court.
Remember how Sowore was detained on Monday after he refused to comply with the police’s bail requirements after being accused of cyberstalking and impeding public officials?
The accusations are part of a continuing conflict between Sowore and Nigerian authorities, especially following a widely shared video he uploaded in December alleging police extortion at a Lagos checkpoint.
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