Activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore has arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja to face trial over allegations of cybercrime, forgery, and incitement of mutiny against the Nigeria Police Force.
He is set to appear before Justice Emeka Nwite on a three-count charge. The charges against Sowore stem from a protest he led alongside retired police officers in July, demanding improved pensions and the removal of the police from the Contributory Pension Scheme.
Sowore confirmed his presence at the court in a post on X, stating that he was attending to newly filed charges by the Nigeria Police Force, which allege unfounded cybercrime and forgery.
He was accompanied by human rights lawyers, including Abubakar Marshal, Alexander Oketa, Wayne Chikezie Elijah, and Chike Anago Amanze, as well as some of his supporters. This is not Sowore’s first brush with the law, having faced 17 counts of cyber crime offences earlier for referring to Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun as “illegal IGP” due to the latter’s controversial tenure extension.
