Sowore Remanded In Kuje Prisons, Recusal Application For Hearing On Wednesday

Following his absence in court during the last sitting, the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), in Kuje Correctional Centre.

Justice Mohammed Umar, in a short ruling, ordered Sowore to be kept in the correctional centre pending the hearing and determination of his motion for stay of the order for revocation of his bail and bench warrant.

Justice Umar also dismissed Sowore’s earlier application seeking the judge’s recusal from the case on the grounds of alleged bias.

The Judge then adjourned the matter until June 24 for hearing of the application for stay.

The motion for stay was filed by the defendant’s new lawyer, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, SAN.

Sowore had arrived at the court accompanied by his associates all of whom  carried placards.

Justice Umar had, on June 16, revoked the bail granted Sowore following his failure to appear in Court for his trial.

In a ruling on an oral application made by the Counsel to the Department of State Services (DSS), Akinkolu Kehinde, SAN, also issued a bench warrant for his arrest.

The DSS is prosecuting Sowore for allegedly making false claims against the person of President Bola Tinubu by referring to him as “a criminal” in a post he made on his “X” and Facebook accounts.