JUST IN: COURT ORDERS SOWORE REMANDED IN KUJE PRISON OVER BAIL REVOCATION DISPUTE

COURT ORDERS SOWORE REMANDED IN KUJE PRISON OVER BAIL REVOCATION DISPUTE


Human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential aspirant, Omoyele Sowore, has been remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, following an order issued by the Federal High Court pending the hearing of an application seeking to overturn the revocation of his bail.

The ruling was delivered on Monday by Justice Muhammad Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja during proceedings in the ongoing case involving allegations brought against Sowore by the Department of State Services (DSS).

According to court proceedings, Sowore will remain in custody until the court hears and determines an application filed by his new legal counsel, Olumide Fusika (SAN), seeking to set aside an earlier decision revoking his bail conditions.

At the previous court sitting, Sowore was absent from proceedings, prompting the prosecution team to request that the court revoke his bail. Prosecutors argued that his failure to appear suggested deliberate attempts to delay the trial.

Although Sowore reportedly sent a letter requesting an adjournment during the previous hearing, the court noted that no reason was provided for his absence.

Appearing in court on Monday alongside his counsel, Sowore faced a brief ruling in which Justice Umar directed that he be held in the correctional facility pending the hearing of the fresh application challenging both the bail revocation and the bench warrant earlier issued against him.

The court also dismissed an earlier application filed by Sowore requesting that Justice Umar withdraw from the case over allegations of judicial bias.

The matter has now been adjourned to June 24, 2026, when the court is expected to hear arguments concerning the application to restore Sowore’s bail.

Sowore is currently facing prosecution by the Department of State Services (DSS) over allegations that he made false claims against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu through posts shared on his X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook accounts.

The case continues to attract public attention as legal proceedings move forward in one of the country’s closely watched political cases.

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