The judge ordered Mr Sowore’s remand in prison in Abuja days after earlier revoking the activist’s bail for failing to appear in court on one occasion
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, Abuja.
In a short ruling, Judge Mohammed Umar ordered Mr Sowore to be held in the correctional centre pending the hearing and determination of his motion to stay the order revoking his bail and bench warrant.
On 16 June, Mr Umar revoked the bail he earlier granted Mr Sowore for being absent from court for his trial.
Mr Umar, in a ruling on an oral application made by the prosecution lawyer, Akinkolu Kehinde, a SAN, also issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
The State Security Service (SSS) is prosecuting Mr Sowore for allegedly making false claims against President Bola Tinubu by referring to him as “a criminal” in social media posts he made on his “X” and Facebook accounts last year.
