The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday rescheduled the arraignment of former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, and two others on cybercrime charges to 27 October. Sowore and his co-defendants were due to be docked for allegedly making false posts about President Bola Tinubu with the intent to cause a breakdown of law and order in the country.
The other defendants in the suit are X and Meta Inc. (Facebook) as the 2nd and 3rd defendants, respectively.
The plaintiff, the Department of State Services, in a five-count criminal charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025, accused Sowore of using his official X handle, @YeleSowore, to abuse President Tinubu. The charge alleged Sowore said, “This criminal @officialABAT actually went to Brazil to state that there is no more corruption under his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly!”
The alleged post, said to contravene Section 24(2)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition and Prevention) Act 2024, was purportedly made on August 25, 2025, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court.
In count two, Sowore was accused of posting the same message on his official Facebook page on August 26, 2025, for the purpose of inciting public disorder, particularly among Nigerians holding divergent views about President Tinubu.