Sowore Loses Court Bid to Compel DSS DG's Testimony

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress for the 2027 general election, faced a setback in his legal battle as the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed his application to compel the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, to personally testify in his trial for allegedly cyberbullying President Bola Tinubu. Justice Mohammed Garba Umar ruled that the subpoena related to an official act of the DSS, allowing another official to testify on behalf of the agency.

This ruling marked Sowore's fourth loss in court since the DSS initiated proceedings against him for calling President Tinubu "a criminal." Previous rulings included dismissals of Sowore's claims that his fundamental human rights were breached and his request for the trial judge's recusal. Following the ruling, Sowore's defense counsel, Adeyinka Olumide Fusika, SAN, called Michael Jego, an investigating officer with the DSS, as the third defense witness.