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Speaker 1: Two separate courts in the Nigeria Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

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on Tuesday fixed October twenty seventh and November twentieth, twenty

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twenty five, for the commencement of the lawsuits brought before

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them by the founder and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Homielle

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Saware in the Department of State Service dssover issue of

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posts published on X and Facebook social media platforms that

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allegedly described President Bola Ahmed Tanubu as a criminal after

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the President allegedly said there is no more corruption in

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Nigeria while the President was speaking at an event in

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Brazil in the month of August twenty twenty five. According

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to Omilee Saware’s lawyer, Tote Temoken, today at the Federal

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High Court in Abuja, proceedings commenced in the historic cases

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filed by rights activist Omila Saware challenging the clampdown on

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free speech and political expression by the Department of State

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Services SSS in collusion with global social media job as

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Meta Facebook, Instagram and X Corporation Twitter. The suitsa Omi

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La Sarre versus SSS and Meta fhc abj CS eighteen

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eighty seven, twenty twenty five. Omila Swarre versus SSS and

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X Corporation fhc abj CS eighteen eighty eight, twenty twenty five.

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Sware was represented by a formidable team of lawyers led

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by Tope Temokin Abu Baka Marshall, Alexander Iketta, doctor sm

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oyaher Doctor Maxwell o’para her Kinserware and a COJ Saber

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representation for the respondents. Meta appeared through Mafessmo Teo Yetebo

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sam X Corporation and the DSS had no council present

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in court proceedings. The court granted motions X Party filed

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by Suares Council for leave to serve Meta and EX

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Corporation outside jurisdiction through electronic means. The originating motion against

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Meta was also served in court on metas Council adjournment.

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The court adjourned both matters to November twentieth, twenty twenty five,

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for hearing. These suits filed following the DSS attempted censorship

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of Sir Ward’s social media post calling the President a criminal,

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mark a significant stand against both local repression and international

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collaboration in silencing dissenting voices s War insists that no

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government agency or foreign corporation has the right to muzzle

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Nigerians in the digital space. Barrister Tote Temokin stated on

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September thirtieth, twenty twenty five, at a separate court where

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the Federal Government of Nigeria filed a five count charges

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against the news media publisher Homiele Saware and the DSS

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had planned to arrang the publisher before the court. Vanguard

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Newspaper reported that when the matter came up, Sware’s council

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Marshall Abubaka, objected to the charges being read, arguing that

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his client had not been properly served. He also noted

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the absence of legal representation i X. However, Meta was

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represented in court by a team led by Senior Advocate

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of Nigeria, Teo Yetebo. Justice Mohammad Umar, presiding, directed that

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Saware be served in court, an order not opposed by

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any of the parties, including Mohammed Babadoko, Director of Public

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Prosecutions of the Federation. The court then adjourned the case

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to October twenty seventh for commencement of trial. Punch Newspaper

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also reported that the DPPF then applied for an order

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to serve saware in open court, which the judge granted.

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Sawar accepted the documents in court. He subsequently requested three

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days as provided by law, to study the charge and

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prepare his defense. While the d PPF objected, Justice Garber

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up held the request to adjourn the arraignment to October

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twenty seventh. The court will adjourn to the twenty seventh

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day of October for the arraignment of the defendants, Justice

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Garba said. The suit dated the sixteenth of September twenty

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twenty five, was launched after Sirwarre allegedly refused to delete

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the controversial posts about the president. The Sahara Reporter’s publisher

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was accused of using his official ex handle to make

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the post. This criminal at official pbaight actually went to

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Brazil too, state that there is no more corruption under

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his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly. The

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alleged defending post, said to be contrary to Section twenty

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four two B of the Cyber Crimes Prohibition and Prevention

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Act twenty twenty four was said to have been made

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on August twenty fifth, within the jurisdiction of the Federal

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High Court. The charges were brought on behalf of the

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DSS and the federal government by mb Abu Bakha, Director

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of Public Prosecutions at the Federal Ministry of Justice, alongside

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four other council to the d S S M. E.

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Ernest ub Bullah, doctor C. S. Hez and E. G Aurobore.

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Social media companies X Incorporation and Meta Platforms in Corporation

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are listed as co defendants. Confirming the legal action, in

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a Facebook post last week, Sirware wrote, the State Security

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Service alias AT Officials Inc. To day filed a five

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count charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against

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X formerly Twitter, Facebook and myself. They claimed that because

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I called Asswaju Boulah Ahmed to Nubua criminal, I have

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somehow committed a set of novel offenses they invented and

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spread across five counts. It’s hard to believe that any

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one sensible left in these offices that should be making

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Nigeria work. Regardless, I will be present whenever this case

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is assigned for trial. Revolutionary Punch Online had earlier reported

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that the human rights activist and African Action Congress candidate

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in the twenty twenty three election vowed not to delete

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the controversial tweet despite a request from the DSS to

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X demanding its removal. Restating his stance, Sirwarre wrote, this morning,

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X formerly Twitter, officially contacted me about the despicable thread

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letter they received from the lawless DSS over my tweet

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on Tenubu. One option I will not be taking is

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deleting the tweet. Thank you at X. Lady BRINGI BINGIMGI