The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled May 8 to deliver its ruling on the no-case submission filed by activist Omoyele Sowore in the cyberbullying charges linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Justice Mohammed Umar fixed the date after both the defence and the Department of State Services (DSS) concluded their final written addresses on whether the activist should be required to enter his defence.
The DSS, acting on behalf of the Federal Government, is prosecuting Sowore over allegations that he described President Tinubu as a “criminal” on his X (formerly Twitter) account.
Sowore’s legal team, led by Marshall Abubakar, argued in court that the prosecution had not been able to establish any direct link between their client and the alleged offences. They maintained that the evidence presented was insufficient to sustain the two-count charge and therefore urged the court to dismiss the case at this stage.
On the other hand, counsel to the DSS, Akinlolu Kehinde, opposed the application, insisting that the prosecution had already laid out enough evidence through its witnesses to warrant the case proceeding. He asked the court to compel Sowore to open his defence.
After listening to both sides and reviewing the submissions, Justice Umar adjourned the matter to May 8 for a ruling on the no-case application.
It is worth noting that the DSS had earlier revised the cyberbullying charges originally brought against the activist.