The Federal High Court, Abuja will on Wednesday resume the trial of the convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare.
The absence of the presiding judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, stalled the hearing earlier scheduled to hold on Tuesday.
NAN said it found out that Justice Ojukwu was sitting outside the court’s division.
Messrs Sowore and Bakare were on December 24, 2019, released from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
Prior to this, Justice Inyang Ekwo had on December 17, 2019, fixed December 23, 2019, to hear from the DSS and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) why Sowore should not be released from custody.
Sowore, through his lawyer, Femi Falana, filed a motion ex-parte before Justice Ekwo to demand for his unconditional release from the DSS detention in pursuance of the release order made by Justice Ojukwu on November 6, 2019.
However, the matter could not be heard and it was later reassigned to Justice Ahmed Mohammed.
But on December 23, 2019, Justice Mohammed recused himself from the suit brought by Sowore before him.
Mohammed, who made his intention known to parties at the mention of the motion ex-parte with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/1409/19, said his decision was due to a publication of bribery allegation against him by news platform, Sahara Reporters, owned by Sowore.
Sowore and Bakare were on August 5, 2019, arrested and charged by the DSS with treasonable felony, money laundering, among others.
