The Federal High Court in Abuja has set March 16 for the hearing of a defamation case brought against Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist, by a former lawmaker, Ned Nwoko, who has repeatedly used Nigerian police to harass the activist, his lawyer, Marshal Abubakar, and his supporters.
On Wednesday, the police issued a court summons, instructing Sowore to appear at the old Special Anti-Robbery Squad Office in Guzape, Abuja – dubbed the “Abattoir” by the public.
“Good morning, sir. This is to inform you that the case between Dr. Ned Nwoko and Comrade Omoyele Sowore will be heard at Federal High Court 8 Abuja on March 16, 2022. By 0830 hours, you should be at the Abattoir, the old SARS Office in Abuja. “Thank you,” read the police notice.
The police had arrested Sowore’s lawyer, Abubakar Marshal, in his home on Friday, March 4 on a fabricated allegation that he was the activist’s surety and that the activist had jumped bail.
Abubakar was hurriedly arraigned before a judge hired by Ned Nwoko to do the hatchet job in an Area Court in Kabusa.
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Before being transferred to Keffi prison, he was remanded at Kuje prison.
Marshal was granted bail by an Upper Area Court sitting in Kabusa at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday.
Marshal was released at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, shortly after the court officials perfected the release warrant.
He was given to Sowore, who was also present in court to observe the proceedings.
Sowore stormed the FCT Police Command’s Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Bureau (CIID) office twice this week, claiming that he did not jump bail as claimed.
Sowore went to the police station on Monday to get the charges that Nwoko allegedly filed against him.
Armed police officers stationed at the gate, on the other hand, assaulted and arrested him.
On Tuesday, the activist was also at the facility to protest Marshal’s illegal detention after police claimed he had jumped bail.
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