A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 8 to rule on a no-case submission filed by activist Omoyele Sowore in his ongoing cyberbullying trial involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Presiding over the matter, Mohammed Umar adjourned for ruling after both the defence and prosecution adopted their final written addresses on the application.
Sowore is being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) on behalf of the Federal Government over alleged comments made on his X (formerly Twitter) account, where he was said to have described the President as a “criminal.”
Counsel to the defendant, Marshall Abubakar, argued that the prosecution failed to establish a link between his client and the alleged offences. He urged the court to uphold the no-case submission, maintaining that Sowore had no case to answer on the two-count charge.
In response, DSS counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, informed the court that the prosecution had filed its reply on April 23, opposing the application. He contended that the agency had established a prima facie case through its witnesses and urged the court to compel the defendant to open his defence.
After listening to both sides, the court adjourned proceedings to May 8 for ruling on the no-case submission.
The DSS had earlier amended the cyberbullying charges filed against Sowore as the trial progressed.