A Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted as evidence a video in which former presidential aide Reno Omokri described President Bola Tinubu as a “drug lord” in the ongoing cyberstalking trial of Omoyele Sowore.
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. Justice Mohammed Umar admitted the video after dismissing objections raised by counsel to the Department of State Services (DSS), Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, ruling 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.” In the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025, the Federal Government alleged that the posts were false and capable of causing a breakdown of law and order. Sowore, who was arraigned on January 19, 2026, pleaded not guilty to both counts.
During Tuesday’s proceedings, Abubakar questioned the DSS witness on the agency’s failure to personally interview President Tinubu or obtain a statement from him regarding the alleged impact of Sowore’s posts. Nosike admitted that he neither recorded nor knew who recorded a video of the President speaking in Brazil, confirmed that he was not in Brazil when it was made, and said he did not obtain any personal statement from President Tinubu confirming his identity in the video or explaining how the post affected him. The witness further told the court that although President Tinubu is the alleged victim in the charge, he had “no idea” whether the President was even aware of the post.