Omoyele Sowore, a human rights advocate, has revealed why he did not attend the Department of State Services (DSS) court hearing.
Speaking on Friday via his 𝕏 account, Sowore asserted that the court hearing’s trial date was purposefully set for the day of the scheduled protest in Aba to keep him from going to the gathering.
He claims that the judge overseeing the case was not present when he and his legal team arrived to the Federal High Court on March 5, 2026.
He stated, “The judge was not present when we arrived at the Federal High Court on March 5, 2026, and his registrar set March 24 as the next date.”
He continued by saying that differences eventually developed between the parties to the case, prompting his attorneys to formally seek a new hearing date.
“Our lawyers wrote to request a new date because parties couldn’t agree,” Sowore said.
The activist asserted, however, that after the DSS allegedly discovered that he intended to fly to Aba for the #FreeNnamdiKanu rally, things changed.
“To prevent me from attending the historic rally, the hearing was abruptly scheduled for the same day as soon as the DSS learned that we were traveling to Aba for the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest,” he claimed.
According to Sowore, the change was intentional and the purpose of the new hearing date was evident.
“The games are clear,” he wrote.
The activist insisted that the fight will go on in spite of the circumstances.
He said, “Nothing can defeat an idea whose time has come.”
