Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, was placed on remand at Kuje Correctional Center on Monday by the Federal High Court in Abuja.

In a brief decision, Justice Mohammed Umar mandated that Sowore be incarcerated while his motion to stay the order revoking his bail and bench warrant was heard and decided.

Sowore's previous request for the judge to recuse himself from the case due to alleged bias was similarly denied by Justice Umar.

The judge subsequently postponed the hearing of the stay application until June 24.

Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, SAN, the defendant's new attorney, filed the petition for stay, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

Sowore, who also publishes Sahara Reporters, showed up at the court with members of his group carrying signs, according to a previous report from NAN.

On June 16, Justice Umar revoked Sowore's bail when he failed to show up for his trial.

In a decision about the attorney's oral application to the Department of State Services (DSS), Akinkolu Kehinde, SAN, Justice Mohammed Umar also issued a bench warrant for his arrest.

Sowore is being prosecuted by the DSS for allegedly making false accusations against President Bola Tinubu by calling him "a criminal" in a post on his Facebook and "X" pages. (NAN)

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