A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 8 to rule on the no-case submission filed by activist Mr. Omoyele Sowore in his alleged cyberbullying trial involving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Justice Mohammed Umar adjourned the matter after both the defence and prosecution adopted their final written addresses on the application.

The case, instituted by the Department of State Services (DSS), is being prosecuted on behalf of the Federal Government. Mr. Sowore is accused of referring to President Tinubu as a “criminal” on his X (formerly Twitter) account.

While adopting the processes filed in support of the application, defence counsel, Mr. Marshall Abubakar, argued that the prosecution failed to link his client to the alleged offences. He urged the court to uphold the no-case submission, contending that Mr. Sowore was not connected to the two-count charge.

In response, counsel to the DSS, Mr. Akinlolu Kehinde, informed the court that the prosecution filed its reply on April 23, urging the court to dismiss the application.

The senior lawyer maintained that the DSS, through its witnesses, had established a prima facie case against the defendant and urged the court to order him to enter his defence.

After hearing both parties, Justice Umar adjourned the matter to May 8 for ruling.

The DSS had earlier amended the cyberbullying charges against Mr. Sowore.