Alleged Cyberbullying: Court declines Sowore’s adjournment request

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has declined to grant an application by activist Omoyele Sowore seeking an adjournment in his ongoing trial until after the court’s forthcoming vacation.

Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling on Thursday, rejected the request made by Sowore’s lawyer, Marshall Abubakar.

Justice Umar also ordered the defendant, who is being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) for alleged cyberbullying-related offences, to enter his defence beginning from June 5.

The judge ordered that further hearings in the case shall henceforth be conducted day-to-day from the next adjourned date.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sowore is being tried for allegedly making false claims against the person of President Bola Tinubu by referring to him as “a criminal” in a post he made on his “X” and Facebook accounts. (NAN)