A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled May 18 for the trial of a man accused of using social media to call on the military to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik fixed the date on Monday after the prosecution requested more time to review the case file. The prosecutor, David Kaswe, told the court he had only just been assigned the case after it was transferred to his office by the Department of State Services (DSS).
The defendant, Innocent Chukwuma, is standing trial over an alleged post on his X (formerly Twitter) account, @TheAgroman, where he reportedly called for a military coup and urged soldiers to “suspend the Nigerian government.”
According to reports, DSS operatives tracked and arrested him in Oyigbo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State before arraigning him in court.
The case, filed as FHC/ABJ/CR/610/2025, will now proceed to trial on May 18 and 19.
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