Alleged Cyberbullying: Court Rejects Sowore’s Bid To Compel DSS DG to Testify
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar said the subpoena covered an official DSS act, allowing any delegated officer to testify in Sowore’s trial.
- On Monday, Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress presidential candidate, lost his bid to compel DSS Director-General Adeola Ajayi to personally testify in his cyberbullying trial involving President Bola Tinubu.
- A fresh confrontation broke out at the Abuja Federal High Court on Monday after a lawyer allegedly referred to Sowore as a "tout," sparking an angry response from supporters.
- Addressing journalists, Sowore described Ajayi as a "coward" for allegedly avoiding his responsibilities and criticized APC chieftain Joe Igbokwe, whom the DSS identified as a witness in the cybercrime case.
- Justice Mohammed Garba Umar dismissed the application, ruling that another DSS official could testify on the agency's behalf; defense counsel Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika SAN subsequently called a new witness.
- This incident follows previous courtroom altercations, including an August 3, 2026 clash between Sowore and prosecutor Akinlolu Kehinde SAN, and a March 24, 2026 dispute involving Senior Advocate Musibau Adetunbi over press briefings.
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PRNigeria NewsAlleged Cyberbullying: Court Rejects Sowore’s Bid To Compel DSS DG to Testify
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2027 general elections, Omoyele Sowore, has lost his bid to compel the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Tosin Ajayi, to personally appear in court as a witness in his trial on the alleged cyberbullying of President Bola Tinubu.
Court dismisses Sowore’s request seeking DSS DG to testify in his defence
Justice Umar held that the DG or any designated officer of the service who had full knowledge of its official and other relevant business could testify before this court for the defendant (Sowore).
Sowore confronts lawyer over 'tout' remark in Abuja court
AAC presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore confronted a lawyer in a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly calling him a ‘tout’ ahead of his trial. Read More: https://punchng.com/video-sowore-confronts-lawyer-over-tout-remark-in-abuja-court/
Tension in Abuja court as lawyer calls Sowore ‘tout’
A fresh confrontation broke out at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday after a lawyer allegedly referred to activist and African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, as a “tout” The remark reportedly sparked an angry response from Sowore's supporters. The incident occurred before the commencement of proceedings in Sowore’s ongoing cybercrime […] Tension in Abuja court as lawyer calls Sowore ‘tout’
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