A Federal High Court in Abuja ordered activist and African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore remanded to Kuje Prison until Wednesday, rejecting his recusal bid and enforcing last week’s bail revocation.
The Department of State Services is prosecuting him for social media posts calling President Bola Tinubu a ‘criminal,’ which they label as cyberbullying and defamation; Sowore calls it an attack on free speech.
Supporters rallied outside with ‘Free Sowore Now!’ chants, while Sowore told reporters he’s heading to prison to keep mobilizing people ahead of the 2027 elections.
Sowore in a post on X confirming the report wrote: “Justice M.G. Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that I be remanded in Kuje Prison for my one absence from court since the bogus case began, even though I was away consulting with my new legal team led by Olumide-Fusika, SAN.
“Mr. Olumide-Fusika duly informed the court that my absence was solely for consultations with him, yet the judge proceeded to order my remand regardless.
“I need hardly say that I am the least bothered by this development. Imprisonment has never defeated a just cause, and it never will.
“I urge the Nigerian people and all our comrades to remain resolute, steadfast, and unyielding in the quest for a genuine revolution that will liberate our country from oppression, injustice, and misrule.
“The struggle continues. Victory is certain”
