An Abuja Federal High Court on Monday struck out Meta Platforms Inc. and X Corporation (formerly Twitter) from the cyberstalking case instituted by the Federal Government against activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore.
The development followed the prosecution’s decision to amend the charge, effectively leaving Sowore as the sole defendant in the matter.
Sowore was arraigned on December 2nd, 2025, on a cybercrime charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025, alongside Meta Platforms Inc. and X Corporation.
The prosecution had alleged that Sowore, through posts on his verified social media accounts, published false statements against President Bola Tinubu, describing him as a “criminal.”
At the resumed hearing before Justice Umar, lead prosecution counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, informed the court that an amended charge filed on December 5th, 2025, was ready to be read, without objections from the defence.
The prosecution subsequently withdrew the earlier charge and formally applied that the names of the second and third defendants—Meta Platforms Inc. and X Corporation—be struck out.
Justice Umar granted the application and struck out both companies from the case.
(Punch)
