The trial of Convener of the foiled '#RevolutionNow protest', Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, was scheduled to begin today but the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Ijeom...
The trial of Convener of the foiled ‘#RevolutionNow protest’, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, was scheduled to begin today but the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, stalled the trial.visited Court 7 on the fourth floor of the building, the courtroom was empty aside from the court registrar and few workers doing their official assignment.
Sowore and Bakare were, on December 24, 2019, released from the Department of State Services’ custody by the Federal Government. Mohammed, who made his intention known to parties at the mention of the motion ex-parte with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/1409/19, said his decision was due to a publication of bribery allegation against him by Sahara Reporters owned by Sowore.
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