Sowore accuses judge of bias in Tinubu cyberbullying trial

Activist Omoyele Sowore on Friday accused Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Abuja Federal High Court of bias successful the proceedings of the cyberbullying complaint filed against him by the DSS.

Sowore who was granted assemblage soon aft his nary lawsuit submission was dismissed by the court, alleged that the justice was taken broadside with the Federal Government to hinder his governmental ambition.

Prosecution lawyer, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, had vehemently opposed granting Sowore assemblage since his lawyer was successful court.

However, pursuing the persistent petition by Sowore and his lawyer, Marshall Abubakar, that helium had thing to say, the justice yielded.

Upon being fixed the microphone, Sowore came heavy connected the judge, openly accusing him of bias, adding that helium (Sowore) would not get justness successful his court.

While alleging that the justice had already convicted him with the dismissal of the nary lawsuit submission, Sowore asked the justice to hands disconnected his proceedings and let different justice to grip it.

He alleged that the justice was playing on with the Federal Government to convict him astatine each costs truthful arsenic to forestall him from contesting the 2027 wide election.

Sowore’s presumption was echoed by his lawyer, Marshall Abubakar, who pointedly accused the justice of favouring the Federal Government successful the behaviour of the trial.

Abubakar asked the justice t...