A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday admitted as evidence a video clip in which former presidential aide and ambassadorial nominee, Reno Omokri, described President Bola Tinubu as a “drug lord,” in the ongoing trial of human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, over alleged cyberstalking.
Justice Mohammed Umar admitted the video after dismissing objections raised by counsel to the Department of State Services (DSS), Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, holding that the defence complied with the requirements for tendering electronically generated evidence under Section 84 of the Evidence Act.
The video was tendered during the cross-examination of the first prosecution witness (PW1), a DSS operative, Cyril Nosike, by Sowore’s counsel, Marshal Abubakar.
Sowore is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on cyberstalking under Section 24 of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) (Amendment) Act, 2024, over social media posts allegedly describing President Tinubu as a “criminal.”
