The trial of Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, accused by the Muhammadu Buhari regime for alleged treasonable felony, was on Tuesday stalled in the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court.

The trial, which was to begin afresh  before Justice Obiora Egwuatu, could not proceed due to its reassignment to another judge.

Mr Sowore is being tried alongside Olawale Bakare in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/235/19.

The matter which was before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu until April 12, 2021, was transferred to the Calabar Division of the FHC and the case file returned to the Chief Judge John Tsoho, who reassigned it to Mr Egwuatu.

The matter, which was scheduled to commence afresh before Mr Egwuatu, suffered a setback due to the development.

Although counsel to the prosecution and defence were in court, including Messrs Sowore and Bakare, they were informed that the matter had been reassigned to Justice Emeka Nwite, the new judge who replaced Justice Anwuli Chikere following her retirement.

At Mr Nwite’s court, the matter was yet to get a date for the defendants to take fresh plea to the charges for the third time.

The State Security Service had sued Messrs Sowore and Bakare for organising the #RevolutionNow protest on August 5, 2019, which the government alleged was an attempt to overthrow the Buhari regime.

They were, however, charged with treasonable felony for organising the protests in parts of the country.

The SSS later released them on bail following a court order made by Justice Ojukwu.

(NAN)