Sowore, also former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) said the police claimed the files are with a police prosecutor, Simon Lough (SAN), who has been kicked out of the police.

Human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Nigeria Police Force of employing delay tactics to frustrate the ongoing trial of 11 #EndBadGovernance protesters arrested in Abuja.

Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Inside Sources programme, Sowore revealed that at the last appearance of the protesters in court on June 25, the police deliberately sought another adjournment in the case, allegedly due to incomplete case files.

Sowore, also former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) said the police claimed the files are with a police prosecutor, Simon Lough (SAN), who has been kicked out of the police.

“As typical of the Nigeria Police, they came and asked for an adjournment claiming that the man who originated the case, one police officer, Simon Lough (SAN), who was kicked out of the police, left with some of the files and they need more time to reorganise and commence,” Sowore said.

Sowore added that Lough “is also going to face charges for falsification of age very soon by the same Nigerian police." 

The trial stems from the arrest of 11 activists during the #EndBadGovernance protest held in Abuja on August 1, 2024.

The #EndBadGovernance peaceful demonstration which marked another phase of the 2020 #EndSARS protests, was aimed to draw attention to what organisers described as “worsening insecurity, economic hardship, and systemic corruption.” 

The activists and #EndBadGovernance protesters on June 25 appeared before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for trial on charges of treason against them by the Nigerian government for their participation in the August 2024 #EndBadGovernance protests.

The trial, which has faced repeated delays since it was first brought to court in November 2024, has drawn national and international attention amid growing concerns over repression of civil dissent in Nigeria.

The activists are Adaramoye Michael Lenin, Daniel Akande, Mosiu Sodeeq, Adeyemi Abiodun Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, Opaluwa Eleojo Simeon, Angel Love Innocent, Buhari Lawal, Bashir Bello, Nuradeen Khamis, and Abdulsalam Zubairu.

They were arrested during the wave of peaceful protests in August 2024, which took place across several Nigerian cities in response to worsening economic conditions and government mismanagement.

All 11 activists were detained for over two months in prison custody before being granted bail under what rights groups have described as “stringent and unjust conditions.”

After their court appearance on June 25, Lenin called for mass actions and campaigns against the government's attacks on democratic rights.

Lenin urged Nigerians to pressure the government to withdraw the charges preferred against him and other protesters.

Lenin narrated the outcome of a court session, where the prosecutor requested more time to familiarise himself with the case.

He noted that the defence lawyers, led by Barr. Deji Adeyanju and Barr. Marshal Abubakar, vehemently opposed the request, accusing the state of deliberate time-wasting and irresponsibility.

He added that the trial judge eventually adjourned the trial to October 9, 2025, warning that the case would be struck out if the prosecutor further delays the trial.