Sowore Cyberbullying Case: Court Rejects Tinubu’s Past Gist

Omo, you no go believe wetin dey happen for Abuja if you hear am! Federal High Court don reject document wey Sowore team wan use defend am for di cyberbullying trial wey dey hot like pepper soup. Them no gree allow statements wey him people carry come, wey dem say na from President Bola Tinubu dey talk about former Presidents Jonathan and Obasanjo.

Justice Mohammed Umar no gree allow di documents because di first witness wey don talk no sabi wetin dey inside. E be like sey dem wan use di matter take show Tinubu as king of shades, but court no gree gree. Sowore dey face two serious charges of cybercrime because e call Tinubu ‘criminal’ for him social media post last year, after Tinubu yarn sey corruption don finish for Nigeria under im reign.

During di cross-examination, Sowore lawyer, Marshal Abubakar, try to bring online publications wey sabi di corruption wey dey Nigeria, including how Department of State Services (DSS) don sack 115 officers for bad behavior, and EFCC don chop like 27 staff wey no fit behave well. Abubakar talk sey di documents fit show sey corruption still dey waka freely for di country, even as di agencies dey try fight am.

Abubakar no just stop there oh, e even mention sey dem wan use some past statements wey Tinubu make for 2011 when e describe Jonathan as “drunkard and sinking fisherman” and call Obasanjo “expired meat.” Na serious level wey dem dey enter, as dis kind matter fit show sey Tinubu no clean for di past o! But prosecuting lawyer, Akinlolu Kehinde, carry mouth enter and say di documents no fit stand ground for di cyberstalking matter dem dey talk about.

Na then Justice Umar take side with prosecution say dem no fit bring dem documents come court. Di DSS witness wey dey testify no sabi Nigeria position for global corruption index at all, even deny sey e no know anything o about social media comments wey dey accuse Tinubu of different wahala like corruption and drug trafficking. Di matter still dey hot as Abubakar ask for adjournment to continue di cross-examination. Case don move go March 5, 2026, to continue with di gist. Na wetin we dey watch now!