Alleged cyberbullying: DSS urges court to dismiss Sowore’s no-case submission
The Department of State Services (DSS) has urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to overrule the no-case submission pleaded by politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, in his ongoing
The Department of State Services (DSS) has urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to overrule the no-case submission pleaded by politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, in his ongoing cyberbullying trial for making a defamatory remark about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The DSS is prosecuting Sowore for allegedly making false claims against the person of President Tinubu by referring to him as “a criminal” in a post he made on his “X” and Facebook accounts.
The lawyer to the prosecution, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), yesterday urged the court to disregard Sowore’s no-case submission and order him to enter his defence.
Kehinde argued, among others, that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence against the defendant to warrant the court asking him to enter his defence, if he has any.
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The lawyer averred that the prosecution, through its witness, established a prima facie case against the defendant.
Adopting the no-case submission earlier, Sowore’s lawyer, Marshall Abubakar, argued that the prosecution failed to link his client with the alleged offence.
Abubakar urged the court to dismiss the two-count amended charge against his client, discharge and acquit him on the grounds that no prima facie case was established against him in the prosecution’s evidence.
He also argued that the prosecution failed to call vital witnesses, which he described as fatal to its case.
Justice Mohammed Umar adjourned till May 8 for ruling.
