My people, as we dey talk, wahala don burst for Sowore trial wey dey happen for Abuja o! E be like say this gbagada dey turn drama series, as Sowore lawyer go sharp-sharp confront DSS over Reno Omokri matter.
Na so e be, if you no sabi, Omokri wey be former presidential aide don call President Bola Tinubu ‘drug lord’ before this whole show start. The video wey dem play for court show am clearly as he carry mouth talk for ARISE News say he get document wey go back am up. Chai! Who go fit carry that kind claim come dey look face like say e no dey hot?
As dem play the video for court, one witness wey dey work for DSS, Mr Cyril Nosike, begin dey sweat kpam kpam. Sowore lawyer, Mr Marshal Abubakar, no carry last. E ask the witness why dem fit clear Omokri to become ambassador after all those serious allegations. Na there, the guy no fit answer. E just dey look like say dem don give am wahala to chop!
Prosecution, wey be Mr Akinlolu Kehinde, try to quench the fire, but Judge Mohammed Umar no gree o! E allow the video as exhibit. Na wah! Sowore dey face two counts of cybercrime because he call Tinubu ‘criminal’ for social media after the President yan say he don scatter corruption for Nigeria.
DSS no go sleep that time, dem even write to Twitter and Meta make dem ban Sowore, but the guy stand strong like lion. Dem claim say him post fit cause wahala and damage Tinubu image. Dem even bring printouts of Sowore’s posts come court, as if say na evidence wey go show say na true.
No be there the matter finish, eh! Abubakar continue the gbege, ask the DSS if dem don talk to Tinubu or collect any statement from am regarding the post. But the witness still dey chop silence like say e dey in the spirit world; e no fit confirm if Tinubu know say Sowore don talk like that.
The court don fix February 4 for continuation. Make we dey watch as this gist dey unfold, e go sweet like pepper soup after party!
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