Nigeria: Court Rejects Sowore’s No-Case Submission, Orders Activist to Open Defence

Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the no-case submission filed by activist Omoyele Sowore in the cyberbullying case instituted against him by the Department of State Services (DSS) over alleged derogatory remarks about President Bola Tinubu.

The court held that Sowore has a case to answer, noting that the prosecution had established a prima facie case requiring him to provide explanations to issues raised during trial.

Justice Umar stated that evidence…