A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained politician and online publisher Omoyele Sowore from making further comments deemed capable of threatening national peace and security.
Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling yesterday, warned that the court would not hesitate to revoke Sowore’s bail if he repeats such statements.
The judge noted that Sowore, a former presidential candidate, had earlier been admitted to bail and still has his international passport deposited with the court. He held that, given these circumstances, Sowore remained eligible to continue enjoying bail on self-recognition.
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The ruling was on a bail application argued by his lawyer, Marshall Abubakar, shortly after Sowore was arraigned on a five-count charge, in which he is accused of defaming President Bola Tinubu by refering to him as a criminal in his posts on X and Facebook.
When the charged, being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS), was read to him, Sowore pleaded not guilty.
In the charge, Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in 2019 is accused of contravening the provisions of the the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Amendment Act, 2024 and the Criminal Code Act by calling President Bola Tinubu a criminal
The two other defendants listed in the charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025 are X Incorp (formerly Twitter) and Meta (Facebook) Incorp.
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