Sowore’s alleged defamation trial halted as lawyers trade words in open court

War of words by 2 Senior Advocates of Nigeria SAN, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika and Akinlolu Kehinde connected Monday stalled the continuation of proceedings of the Presidential campaigner of the African Action Congress AAC, Omoyele Sowore successful the defamation charges brought against him by the Department of the State Service DSS.

At the Monday’s proceedings, heated statement arose erstwhile pb lawyer to Sowore, Mr Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, SAN applied for an adjournment of proceedings connected the crushed that the papers helium needed for the time had conscionable been released to him by the Court registrar.

Olumide-Fusika said helium applied for the documents connected July 26, approved for him by the proceedings judge, Mohammed Garba Umar connected July 27 but said it was conscionable released to him connected August 3.

He sought an adjournment to alteration him survey the documents and hole for transverse introspection of his adjacent witness, who is an authoritative of the DSS.

At this point, DSS lawyer, Akinlolu Kehinde SAN, opposed the adjournment exertion describing it arsenic dilatory tactics to further hold proceedings successful th...