The Department of State Services (DSS) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to close the defence of Omoyele Sowore in his ongoing cybercrime trial, accusing the activist and former presidential candidate of deliberately stalling proceedings.
Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, is being prosecuted over alleged criminal defamation, cyberstalking, and incitement.
The charges stem from social media posts in which he described President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal.”
He has denied the allegations.At Monday’s hearing before Justice Mohammed Umar, defence counsel Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika requested an adjournment.
He explained that an application filed on July 22 seeking court certification of documents for examining a subpoenaed DSS witness was only confirmed as approved on July 27, shortly before the sitting.
He attributed the delay to the court registry.DSS counsel Akinlolu Kehinde opposed the request.
He argued that the defence had adopted a strategy of prolonging the trial, even though the prosecution had produced a
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