The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), in Kuje Correctional Centre.
Justice Mohammed Umar, in a short ruling, directed that Sowore be kept in the correctional centre pending the hearing and determination of his motion seeking a stay of the order revoking his bail and the bench warrant issued against him.
The court also dismissed Sowore’s earlier application requesting Justice Umar to recuse himself from the case over allegations of bias.
Following the ruling, the judge adjourned the matter until June
24 for the hearing of the application for stay.The motion for stay was filed by Sowore’s new counsel, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, SAN.
Justice Umar had on June 16 revoked the bail earlier granted to Sowore after he failed to appear in court for trial.
The judge, while ruling on an oral application made by counsel to the Department of State Services (DSS), Akinkolu Kehinde, SAN, also issued a bench warrant for Sowore’s arrest.
The DSS is prosecuting Sowore over allegations that he made false claims against President Bola Tinubu by referring to him as “a criminal” in a post published on his X and Facebook accounts.
