The federal government has filed additional court documents indicating it will rely on television interviews and newspaper publications involving former presidential aide and ambassadorial appointee, Bemigho Reno Omokri, as evidence in the ongoing cyberstalking trial of human rights activist and publisher, Omoyelé Sowore, before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The development is contained in […]
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The federal government has filed additional court documents indicating it will rely on television interviews and newspaper publications involving former presidential aide and ambassadorial appointee, Bemigho Reno Omokri, as evidence in the ongoing cyberstalking trial of human rights activist and publisher, Omoyelé Sowore, before the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The development is contained in a Notice of Additional List of Documents filed pursuant to the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015, in Charge No: FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025, with the Federal Republic of Nigeria as complainant.
Sowore was recently re-arraigned on a two-count amended charge of alleged cyberstalking against President Bola Tinubu and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
According to the prosecution, the allegations arose from posts allegedly made by Sowore on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, in which he reportedly described the President as a “criminal”.
To support its case, the federal government listed two television interviews granted by Omokri, aired on News Central Television and Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. It also listed media reports published by Vanguard and Punch newspapers in December 2025 and January 2026.
Also tendered is a USB flash drive containing electronic copies of the materials, alongside a Certificate of Compliance issued under Section 84 of the Evidence Act, 2011, which governs the admissibility of electronically generated evidence in Nigerian courts.
In the certificate personally signed by him, Omokri, who described himself as a lawyer, investor and author, certified the origin, authenticity and integrity of the electronic materials. He stated that the interviews and online publications were downloaded from YouTube and online news platforms using his HP computer (Model No. M44DL9H) and printed with a Sharp printer (AR-5731).
Omokri further confirmed that the televised interviews were saved onto a USB flash drive now listed among the prosecution’s exhibits, adding that the devices used were in good working condition at the time. He said the documents were generated in the ordinary course of computer use and verified to be identical with the original electronic records.
The certificate, dated January 29, 2026, was issued to satisfy the requirements of Section 84 of the Evidence Act.
Meanwhile, an Affidavit of Service filed by Kemi Esene, Practice Manager at Kehinde & Partners LP, counsel to the federal government, confirmed that Sowore was personally served with the additional documents on February 3, 2026.
The affidavit stated that the defendant was served with Omokri’s Summary of Witness Statement, the Certificate of Compliance, the Notice of Additional List of Documents, and a Notice of Additional List of Witnesses.
The latest filing highlights the prosecution’s reliance on media interviews, online publications and electronic records as central elements of its case, bringing statements made in the public media space under judicial examination in the ongoing cyberstalking trial.
Proceedings in the case continue before the Federal High Court, Abuja.
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