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Sowore, Bakare Plead ‘Not Guilty’ to charges as  court adjourns case to 11th, 12th, 13th March for definite trial

Admin February 13, 2020
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Mr Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant Olawale Bakare on Thursday pleaded not guilty to two-count amended charges of conspiracy to commit treasonable felony and treasonable felony levelled against them.

The Prosecutor, Kayode Alilu informed the court that the FG has complied with the order of the court over the payment of N200,000 as a cost to the defendants.

Alilu also announced preparedness to proceed with the trial but the defence team led by Abdul Mahmud objects to the commencement of the trial on the ground that the statement of witnesses is yet to be served on them.

Mr Abdul Mahmud informed the court that what the prosecutor served on them was the summary statement of the four witnesses, he insisted on being served with the full statements.

He also insisted that since the prosecutor has his evidence on tape, he wants him to provide the tape to be played in the open court but the prosecutor says he will need 2 weeks to provide a DVD player to present the evidence.

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu after hearing all sides adjourned the case to the 11th, 12th and 13th of March for definite trial.

Ojukwu had Wednesday described the application for an adjournment of the case as “frivolous.”
Sowore, alongside Bakare, were initially standing trial on seven counts of treasonable felony, fraud, cyber-stalking, among others. 
The two-count charge by the AGF include: Conspiracy to commit treasonable felony, contrary to Section 516 of the Criminal Code Act, Cap. C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and treasonable felony, contrary to Section 41(a) of the Criminal Code Act, Cap. C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and punishable under the same section of the Act. (NAN)
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