Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja issued the order on Monday, following the revocation of Sowore’s bail last week.
Human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja till Wednesday.
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 “criminal.”
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.
In a post on X shortly after Monday's session, Sowore said he had personally filed a fresh recusal application, writing: "Soon after today's court hearing at the Federal High Court, where I represented myself because my lawyers had decided they could no longer appear before Justice M.G. Umar due to what they described as persistent maltreatment, I personally moved a motion asking the judge, once again, to recuse himself from the case."
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