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By Our Reporter
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Friday, May 8 for ruling on an application for no-case submission by activist, Omoyele Sowore in the charges of cyberbullying President Bola Tinubu brought against him by the Department of the State Service (DSS).
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar on Monday adjourned the matter after parties filed and argued their processes on the application which wss filed on April 21.
Earlier, Sowore’s lead counsel Abubakar Marshal submitted that after reviewing the evidence brought by the DSS, they could not find any link establishing the allegations against his client.
However, in a response filed on April 23, DSS counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), asked the court to refuse the application and order Sowore to enter his defence on the allegations of cybercrime.
Recall that the DSS had in 2025 brought the two-count charge against Sowore, which he denied any wrongdoing.
Sowore, who is the publisher of Sahara Reporters and former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), was on September 23, 2025 charged with five-count alongside X (formerly Twitter) and Meta (Facebook) as co-defendants.
However, the charges were discontinued against the two social media platforms.
Sowore was alleged to have used his official X handle page @YeleSowore to tweet: “This criminal @OfficialPBAT actually went to Brazil to state that there is no more corruption under his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly!”
The alleged offending post said to be contrary to Section 24(2) (b) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention Act 2024 was said to have been made on August 25 within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court.
In count two, Sowore was said to have on August 26, 2025 used his official page Facebook to send the same false message out for the purpose of causing a breakdown of law and order in the country and posing a threat to life.
The alleged offence is said to be contrary to Section 24(2) (b) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention Act 2024; sections 59 and 375 of the Criminal Code Act.