A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 8, 2026, to rule on a no-case submission filed by Omoyele Sowore in a criminal case instituted against him by the Department of State Services (DSS).
Gatekeepers News reports that the presiding judge, Mohammed Umar, set the date on Monday after both Sowore and the DSS adopted their final written arguments for and against the application, which was filed on April 21.
Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, is facing a two-count charge brought by the DSS. The charges stem from an August 25 post on X (formerly Twitter), in which he described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a “criminal” while reacting to the president’s comments on corruption during a trip to Brazil.
Arguing the no-case submission, Sowore’s counsel, Marshall Abubakar, told the court that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against his client.
He contended that the DSS did not call key witnesses necessary to substantiate the allegations and urged the court to discharge and acquit Sowore of the cybercrime charges.
However, opposing the application, DSS counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, asked the court to dismiss the no-case submission and compel the defendant to open his defence.
Kehinde argued that the prosecution, through its witnesses, had established a prima facie case against Sowore.
After hearing both parties, Justice Umar adjourned the matter to May 8 for ruling on the application.
