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The Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to admit a document presented by Omoyele Sowore which claimed that President Bola Tinubu <\/a>once described former President Goodluck Jonathan as a \u201cdrunkard\u201d in 2011.<\/p>\n The court reached the decision on Wednesday while hearing Sowore\u2019s cybercrime trial. The activist had attempted to tender the document as evidence through a prosecution witness.<\/p>\n Justice Mohammed Umar ruled that the exhibit could not be accepted. He said the witness brought forward by Sowore did not confirm the authenticity of the document and distanced himself from it.<\/p>\n The witness, Mr. Cyril Nosike, a Department of State Services (DSS) operative, told the court during cross-examination that he had no knowledge of Tinubu <\/a>ever making such remarks about Jonathan. He also denied awareness of statements allegedly describing Jonathan as \u201ca sinking fisherman.\u201d<\/p>\n Following this response, DSS counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, objected to the admission of the document. He argued that the witness was not the maker of the material and could not verify its origin, as required by law.<\/p>\n Justice Umar upheld the objection and rejected the document.<\/p>\n In a similar move, the court also refused another exhibit which claimed that Tinubu <\/a>had once referred to former President Olusegun Obasanjo as \u201can expired meat.\u201d The prosecution again opposed its admission, and the court agreed.<\/p>\n During cross-examination, Sowore\u2019s lawyer questioned the DSS witness on corruption-related issues in Nigeria. The witness declined to give opinions, stating that his duty was limited to national security matters.<\/p>\n Asked whether corruption still existed in the country, the witness said he was not in a position to answer. He also said he was unaware of reports that 115 DSS officers were dismissed in 2025 over corruption allegations.<\/p>\n When shown publications relating to the dismissals, the witness maintained that he was not involved in the internal process and could not confirm that the cases bordered on fraud.<\/p>\n The DSS operative further denied knowledge of Nigeria\u2019s ranking on Transparency International\u2019s Corruption Index. He said he was not aware that Nigeria was ranked 140 out of 180 countries.<\/p>\n He also told the court that he did not know about claims linking President Tinubu <\/a>to the killing of Chief Funsho Williams, a Lagos politician who was murdered years ago. He said he only knew Williams by name and could not recall details of the incident.<\/p>\n The witness equally denied awareness of videos and protests by former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, accusing Tinubu <\/a>of wrongdoing abroad.<\/p>\n Justice Umar adjourned the matter until March 5 for continuation of cross-examination.<\/p>\n Sowore is standing trial for calling President Tinubu <\/a>a \u201ccriminal\u201d in a social media post. The federal government filed a two-count charge against him under the Cybercrimes Act.<\/p>\n