The 2027 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja as proceedings in his ongoing trial resumed.
Sowore, a human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, was brought to the court from the Kuje Correctional Centre, where he is currently being held.
His remand followed an order issued on Monday by Justice Mohammed Garba Umar, who directed that the activist be kept in custody pending the hearing and determination of his motion seeking a stay of execution of the order revoking his bail and issuing a bench warrant against him.
Shortly after the ruling, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) took Sowore into custody and subsequently handed him over to prison authorities.
Upon his arrival at the court on Wednesday, Sowore appeared relaxed and was seen smiling while conversing with some lawyers.
Several activists and supporters had gathered at the court premises ahead of the proceedings, awaiting developments in the case.
Nova News reports that the DSS is prosecuting Sowore over alleged false claims against President Bola Tinubu. The charges stem from posts he made on his X and Facebook accounts, in which he allegedly referred to the President as “a criminal.”
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