Defamation case: Court threatens to foreclose Sowore’s defence
“With respect, this matter came up on July 13, 2027, and the defence counsel made an application for adjournment and the court adjourned to today because of the fact that their next set of witnesses are subpoenaed witnesses and your lordship signed the subpoena.“I have heard the application of the defendant, seeking adjournment of the case on the basis that his lead counsel was not in court.
Justice Mohammed Umar gave the warning after the Department of State Services (DSS)’s lawyer, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, made the oral application shortly after Sowore sought an adjournment over his lead counsel’s absence.
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