Cyberstalking: Courtroom Erupts In Laughter As DSS Tenders Tinubu’s Brazil Speech That He ‘Fought Corruption To Standstill’
The video changed into tendered by the Department of Relate Products and services (DSS) as share of its proof within the alleged cyberstalking case in opposition to human rights activist and the author of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore.
There changed into gentle drama at the Federal High Court docket, Abuja, on Thursday when the courtroom burst into laughter within the direction of the playback of a video of President Bola Tinubu’s speech made on August 26, 2025, within the direction of his articulate focus on over with to Brazil.
The video changed into tendered by the Department of Relate Products and services (DSS) as share of its proof within the alleged cyberstalking case in opposition to human rights activist and the author of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore.
At the resumed hearing, counsel to the DSS, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, known as its first peep, Cyril Nosike (PW-1), an operative of the provider, who testified earlier than the trial enlighten, Justice Mohammed Umar.
Nosike told the court docket that he received screenshots of posts allegedly made by Sowore on his verified X (formerly Twitter) address and Fb net page, whereby he described President Bola Tinubu as “a criminal.”
Following his testimony, court docket officers played the video recording of the President’s speech delivered in Brazil.
The courtroom remained silent except President Tinubu, within the video, acknowledged that he had “fought corruption to a standstill” and that “there changed into no corruption in Nigeria to any extent further.”
At that level, the ambiance within the courtroom changed as attorneys, court docket officers, and journalists burst into laughter, openly disagreeing with the President’s claim. The reaction momentarily halted complaints for several minutes.
At the resumed hearing of the case instituted by the DSS in opposition to me for describing Tinubu as a criminal, the prosecution, led by A. Okay. Kehinde, SAN, produced a DSS operative as its peep. The day’s complaints descended into farce when Kehinde played a video of Tinubu’s speech… pic.twitter.com/aBEGZD589x
— Omoyele Sowore (@sowore) January 22, 2026
The prosecution additionally alleged that Sowore changed into the spend of his cell phone to send messages whereas the complaints had been ongoing.
Sowore denied the allegation, insisting he changed into no longer the spend of his phone as claimed. The enlighten subsequently directed Sowore at give up his phone to his counsel.
Besides, the prosecution tendered messages allegedly posted by Sowore on his X address and Meta platforms (formerly Fb), which had been admitted in proof.
Sowore’s lead counsel, Marshal Abubakar, reserved his objections to the admissibility of the shows except the stage of final written addresses. He additionally requested an adjournment to enable the defence to peek the peep’s assertion and thoroughly different paperwork earlier served on them.
Justice Umar adjourned the topic to January 27 for slow-examination of the prosecution’s first peep and continuation of hearing.
