Sowore returns to prison as court fixes June 30 for ruling on bail restoration bid

From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 30 for ruling on an application by activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore seeking restoration of his bail and the setting aside of a bench warrant issued against him.
Justice Mohammed Umar adjourned the matter after both sides adopted their court processes.
The court had on June 16 revoked Sowore’s bail and issued a bench warrant for his arrest after he failed to appear for his trial on charges of cybercrime and criminal defamation.
The Department of State Services is prosecuting Sowore over claims that he referred to President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal” in posts on his official X and Facebook accounts. He has...