Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, has asked a federal high court in Abuja for time to apply for subpoenas compelling the director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS) and Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, to testify in his ongoing trial over alleged criminal defamation.
At Wednesday’s proceedings, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika,
Sowore’s counsel, said he would seek a subpoena for the DSS director-general
after a defence witness, Uwem Davies, was unable to answer some of the
questions put to him.
Olumide-Fusika also told the court that although he had
applied for a subpoena to be issued to Onanuga, court bailiffs had been unable
to serve him.
Davies, a DSS official who testified under subpoena, told
the court he wrote a January 22 letter asking Sowore to delete social media
posts about President Bola Tinubu on the directive of the DSS director-general
because they were capable of generating tension.
He, however, denied authoring another letter dated September
7, 2025, addressed to Meta, saying it was written by B. Bamigboye, a retired
DSS officer.
In a separate ruling, Mohammed Umar, the trial judge,
rejected the defence’s attempt to tender an uncertified copy of a court
document through Wayne Chikezie Elijah, a former member of Sowore’s legal team.
The prosecution had objected on the grounds that the
document was neither the original nor a certified true copy.
The judge upheld the objection, holding that the document
could have been altered while in the custody of counsel and was therefore
inadmissible.
The judge adjourned the case until July 28 for continuation
of the defence.
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