If you know Sowore, you know he does not keep quiet when he feels disrespected — even inside a courtroom.
Drama unfolded at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday morning, ahead of Sowore’s cyberstalking trial. According to video now circulating on X, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Musibau Adetunbi SAN, allegedly approached Sowore while he was waiting for his case to be called and tried to order him out of the courtroom, saying the court was not a place for press briefing and reportedly calling him a tout.
Sowore did not take it lightly.
“You are very disrespectful, you have no right to call me a tout,” he fired back. “So what if you are a SAN? I have SANs too. You can’t intimidate me.” You could feel the tension in that courtroom — a former presidential candidate, an activist who has faced DSS, EFCC, and police barricades at that same High Court before, being told he does not belong in court.
"You are very disrespectful, you have no right to call me a tout" — Sowore confronts lawyer at High Court pic.twitter.com/93y4EaECW6
— YabaLeftOnline (@yabaleftonline) October 19, 2026
For many Nigerians watching the clip, it is not just about Sowore and the lawyer. It is about how power works in Nigerian courts. Who has the right to tell who to leave? Is a courtroom only for SANs? And why does Sowore always seem to be in the middle of these confrontations — from telling security operatives “Do I look like Yahaya Bello?” to now facing a senior lawyer?
The video is trending because Sowore represents something for a lot of young Nigerians — someone who refuses to be silenced, even when the system tries. Whether you like his style or not, you have to admit, he does not back down.
Do you think the lawyer was out of line, or was Sowore turning the court into a press conference?
Mary K. is a Staff Writer at XTrend.ng covering metro, lifestyle and human-interest stories. She brings trending voices from the streets to the screen — with clear, relatable reporting that connects.
