A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained politician and online publisher Omoyele Sowore from making any further comments considered harmful to national peace and security.
Delivering the ruling on Tuesday, Justice Mohammed Umar warned that the court would not hesitate to revoke Sowore’s bail if he repeated such conduct.
The judge noted that Sowore, who had previously contested for the presidency and is already on bail in an earlier case, with his passport still in the court’s custody, qualified to receive bail on self-recognition.
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The ruling followed a bail request moved by his lawyer, Marshall Abubakar, shortly after Sowore was arraigned on a five-count charge. He is accused of defaming President Bola Tinubu by allegedly describing him as a criminal in posts on X and Facebook.
Sowore, who is being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS), pleaded not guilty to all charges.
According to the charge sheet, the 2019 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) is alleged to have violated provisions of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Amendment Act, 2024, as well as the Criminal Code Act by referring to President Tinubu as a criminal.
Two additional defendants are listed in the case—X Inc. (formerly Twitter) and Meta (Facebook) Inc.—in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025.
