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A Nigerian High Court has fixed June 30, 2026, to rule on a motion filed by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, seeking to set aside an order revoking his bail.
Justice Mohammed Umar scheduled the ruling after hearing arguments from Sowore’s lawyer, Raphael Adakole, and counsel to the Department of State Services (DSS), Akinkolu Kehinde (SAN).
Adakole urged the court to vacate the June 16 order that revoked Sowore’s bail and issued a bench warrant for his arrest after his absence from court that day. He also asked the court to restore the status quo.
However, Kehinde opposed the application, informing the court that the DSS had filed a 25-paragraph counter-affidavit and would rely on it to urge dismissal of the request.
According to the DSS lawyer, Sowore failed to place sufficient and truthful facts before the court to warrant the exercise of its discretion in his favour.
After hearing both parties, Justice Umar adjourned the matter until June 30 for a ruling.
On Monday, the judge ordered Sowore’s remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing and determination of his application for a stay of execution of the bail revocation order and the bench warrant issued against him.
The court also dismissed Sowore’s application seeking Justice Umar’s recusal from the case over allegations of bias.
Justice Umar revoked Sowore’s bail on June 16 after he failed to appear in court to continue his trial.
The DSS is prosecuting Sowore over a social media post on X and Facebook in which he allegedly made false claims against President Bola Tinubu.
