Monday, June 22, 2026 - Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court Abuja has remanded activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, at the Kuje Custodial Centre, following revocation of his bail last week.
The judge also dismissed Sowore's application for the trial Judge to
recuse himself from the matter over allegations of bias.
Sowore is facing trial by the Department of State Services, DSS, for
cybercrime charges after he allegedly called President Bola Tinubu "a
criminal" in his social media post.
In a short ruling delivered this morning, Justice Umar ordered Sowore to
be kept in the correctional centre pending the hearing and determination of his
motion for stay of the order for revocation of his bail and bench warrant.
The judge subsequently adjourned the matter to June 24 for hearing of the
application for stay of the order for revocation of his bail and bench warrant.
Last week, Justice Umar revoked a bail granted to Sowore following his
failure to appear in court for his trial.
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