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LIVE BLOG: Sowore converses with Soyinka in court as they await the presiding judge.
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Like Sowore, Soyinka has also been unjustly accused by the Nigerian government in his fight for a better Nigeria.
He was accused of treason by then military junta, General Sani Abacha. He was imprisoned for 22 months before he was eventually...FOLLOW LIVE: bit.ly/39x55YV
LIVE BLOG: @ShehuSani arrives in court in support of Sowore.

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Members of the civil society organisations are also in court to show their support for Omoyele Sowore.
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@adeyanjudeji @ChidiOdinkalu The presiding judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu is now seated in court and proceedings about to begin

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@adeyanjudeji @ChidiOdinkalu Sowore and Bakare have been called into the dock

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A. A. Aliyu, Chief state counsel, chambers of the attorney general is appearing for the Nigerian government.

He is appearing with four others
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Olumide Fusika (SAN) is holding brief for Femi Falana and appearing for the second defendant Olawale Bakare alongside 9 others.
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A.A. Aliyu, counsel for the Nigerian government is seeking an adjournment of the matter because an amended charge has been filed against Sowore and Bakare.

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The prosecuting team told the court that the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Federation, Abubakar Malami has taken over the matter and has amended the charges against the defendants

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They are seeking adjournment because they want to serve Sowore the fresh charges.

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Prosecution said that they wanted to review the totality of the evidence submitted to them

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Justice Ojukwu said she is not clear on what the prosecution is seeking. She is angrily reprimanding the lawyer from the Attorney General's office.

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She slammed the prosecution counsel and the AGF, saying she does not like apologies and wonders if this is how the prosecution wants to run the case.

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Sowore's counsel, Fusika also objected to the adjournment as well.
He said Aliyu signed on the charges in September and thus wondered why he is lying to the court about him just receiving the case files.
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Fusika fumed at the application for adjournment by the prosecution.

Taking over from who? From yourself? Fusika asks Aliyu.
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He told the court that one of their lawyers, Marshall Abubakar, had asked Aliyu if they (prosecution) may likely serve them but the prosecution said they have nothing to serve them.

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Fusika further argues that it is not right that a citizen of this country is charged to court, paraded in the media and when it is time for the government to prove itself, they are dragging the matter.
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Aliyu tried to raise an objection but Justice Ojukwu shuts him down

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Fusika applied that the case should be dismissed and struck out.

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Giving reason for his application, Fusika said because since the case started in August, @YeleSowore has not seen his family and kids and his business is at stake.
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@YeleSowore He said if not for the support of well wishers, maybe he (Sowore) will be sitting under the bridge as he was restricted to Abuja and he does not have a house in the FCT.

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He said Bakare is also in Oshogbo and cannot go anywhere else. He accused the Nigerian government of subjecting Sowore to punishment before conviction

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He said Bakare is also in Oshogbo and cannot go anywhere else. He accused the Nigerian government of subjecting Sowore to punishment before conviction

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He added that Aliyu and the prosecution team have no hope of winning the case and what they cannot get by due process, they want to get by punishing Sowore and Bakare.

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Fusika promised to produce Sowore when the government is ready with a case as he accused the government of being a law unto themselves.

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Aliyu, for the prosecution, denied that the defence approached him.

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Marshal Abubakar, for the defence, said the court clerk is witness to what happened.

The court clerk testifies that Marshall indeed asked him.
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Justice Ojukwu said she is shocked at the whole transactions. She wondered why Aliyu is denying it.

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Aliyu said he will not take the gang up, adding that his image is being tarnished.

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Justice Ojukwu said she is disappointed in the prosecution for lying and added that this is why people don't trust lawyers

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Aliyu told the court that all the government witnesses are on ground and they are ready to proceed if adjournment is not served.

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He immediately makes a u-turn and recanted his statement saying the prosecution is ready to proceed tomorrow

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Fusika informed the court that the prosecution is still yet to give to them (defendant) the statement of witnesses for which the case was adjourned in December

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He said there is no way the case can go on and asks the judge to dismiss the case. He insisted that the prosecution is not ready

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The prosecution counsel Aliyu objects and says he seeks the protection of the judge

She again ordered him to take his seat
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Justice Ojukwu asks the prosecution if they have served the defence documents needed to proceed with the prosecution of the matter

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Aliyu said he is not aware of the documents they need

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Fusika said he has received the amended charges so as not to put Aliyu in trouble with the Attorney General. He did it in good faith.
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Justice Ojukwu is writing her ruling.

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BREAKING: Court orders Nigerian government to pay fine of N200,000 to Sowore, Bakare over unnecessary delay of prosecution.
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Justice Ojukwu has adjourned the trial to tomorrow, 13th of February, for amended hearing.
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