The arraignment of activist Omoyele Sowore has suffered yet another setback as Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja adjourned proceedings to December 2nd.
At the day’s proceeding, Counsel to the Department of the State Service (DSS), Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), had urged the court to issue a bench warrant against Sowore for being absent to take his plea without justification, having been served the charges and hearing notice from the last adjourned date.
The senior lawyer said that Sowore’s action was an affront to the sanctity of the court and must be treated with punishment such behavior deserved
He urged the judge to invoke his inherent power to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of the defendant by security agents.
Justice Umar, however, noted that the order for bench warrant will not subsist for now, following the submission of the 2nd defendant, x corporation that they have not been served the charge sheet even though they received hearing notice.
The trial judge then directed that all parties should be duly served and then adjourned the case to December 2 for arraignment.
Earlier in the proceeding, the DSS lawyer had drawn the attention of the court to a letter by lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, calling for an adjournment in the case, hence his request for a bench warrant, noting that Sowore is only taking the court for granted.
Meta (Facebook) Incorporation, through their lawyer, Tayo Oyetibo (SAN), aligned itself with the prosecution’s request for a bench warrant against Sowore, stating that the 1st defendant had accused them of taking sides with the prosecution.
Oyetibo noted that the letter for adjournment is a form of distraction as sowore knows what he is doing.
After taking arguments, Justice Umar fixed December 2 for arraignment of all the defendants and also directed that a hearing notice must be served on them
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