The Federal Government has amended the cybercrime charges filed against the convener of the RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, re-arraigning him on a two-count charge bordering on alleged cyberstalking of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Sowore is accused of making statements on social media platforms, including X and Facebook, in which he allegedly referred to the president as a “criminal.”
At the resumed hearing before the Federal High Court in Abuja, counsel to the government, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, informed Justice Mohammed Umar that the prosecution had filed an amended charge. The revised charge removed X and Facebook as co-defendants, leaving Sowore as the sole defendant in the matter.
While the prosecution indicated its readiness to proceed with trial and confirmed the presence of a witness in court, Sowore’s counsel, Abubakar Marshal, objected to the commencement of proceedings.
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Marshal argued that the prosecution failed to attach the list of witnesses and their sworn statements to the amended charge, contrary to legal requirements. He cited Section 36(6) of the 1999 Constitution, which mandates that defendants be provided with details of prosecution witnesses in advance.
In his ruling, Justice Umar directed that all necessary court processes and documents be properly regularised to ensure compliance with due process.
The case was subsequently adjourned until January 22 for trial.
