Sowore’s Legal Team To Move Motion In Court Monday To Strike Out Nigerian Govt’s Treasonable Felony Case Against Activist

The legal team representing #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore will on Monday ask the Federal High Court in Abuja to strike out the Nigerian government’s treason case against the activist.

Sowore’s legal team led by Mr Femi Falana (SAN) will move a motion to strike out the case known as FGN vs Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare. his comes after President Bola Tinubu’s administration noted that it would discontinue its treason case against the former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC).

Meanwhile, the counsel for the 2nd defendant, Olumide Fusika, who was represented by a lawyer apologised over the absence of his client in the court, stating that they could not reach him since he was re-arrested inside court.

At that point, Marshal interjected and told the court that the Department of State Services (DSS) whisked away the second defendant on December 6, 2019, when their operatives invaded Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu’s court. He added that since then, they had been unable to account for his whereabouts.

The prosecution counsel while responding urged the court to issue a bench warrant on the 2nd defendant since they could not locate him.The presiding judge who was not comfortable with the flimsy excuses and the tactics on the part of the prosecution, said he would have no option but to strike out the case if the prosecution was not ready for the case.