Human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja issued the order on Monday, following the revocation of Sowore’s bail last week.
Earlier, the court dismissed Sowore’s application seeking the recusal of the presiding judge in his trial over remarks in which he described President Bola Tinubu as a “cr!m!nal.”
Sowore has been standing trial on allegations brought by the Department of State Services (DSS) linked to those public statements, charges he has consistently denied.
Earlier in June, Sowore renewed calls for Justice Mohammed Umar to step down from the case, saying he was forced to represent himself after members of his legal team declined to continue appearing before the judge, citing persistent hostility and unfair treatment during proceedings.
He added that his legal team had withdrawn out of fear.
“The lawyer became very afraid that he can no longer represent me in this case. Some of them came earlier but they had to leave. So I had to represent myself,” he said.
