DSS Resumes Trial of Omoyele Sowore Amid Election Tensions
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reversed its earlier decision to seek an adjournment of the trial of human rights activist and African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, until after the 2027 general election. Sources informed SaharaReporters that the DSS has instructed its prosecuting counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), to continue with the case.
This decision comes a month after the DSS had directed Kehinde to request a suspension of the proceedings to allow Sowore to participate in the election without interference from the trial. The agency's change of heart was reportedly influenced by Sowore's ongoing criticism of President Bola Tinubu and his administration.
Initially, DSS Director-General Oluwatosin Ajayi hoped that postponing the trial would ease tensions and allow Sowore to campaign. However, dissatisfaction with Sowore's public statements led to the decision to resume prosecution.
Sowore appeared in the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, accompanied by his lead counsel, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN).
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