Court fixes June 30 to rule on Sowore’s bail application

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 30, 2026, to rule on an application by activist, Omoyele Sowore, seeking the restoration of his bail and the setting aside of a bench warrant issued against him.

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Justice Mohammed Umar on Wednesday, adjourned the matter after parties adopted their processes in the application.

The court had, on June 16, revoked Sowore’s bail and issued a bench warrant for his arrest after he failed to appear in court for his trial on allegations bordering on cybercrime and criminal defamation.

The Department of State Services is prosecuting Sowore over alleged criminal defamation arising from claims that he referred to President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal” in posts made on his official X and Facebook accounts.

Sowore has pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The court had, on Monday, ordered the remand of the African Action Congress presidential candidate at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the determination of his application seeking a stay of execution of the earlier order revoking his bail.