Tension Erupts As Sowore Faces Off With Counsel In Viral Court Video

A viral video showed the lawyer confronting Sowore, insisting that the courtroom was not an appropriate place for a press briefing and asking journalists to move outside the court premises.

Sowore, however, disagreed with the lawyer’s position, stating: “You’re intimidating me and insulting my intelligence by introducing yourself as a SAN. I also have my own SANs.” He maintained that there is no law preventing journalists from being addressed within the courtroom environment.

The SAN rejected his argument, saying he had practiced law for nearly three decades without witnessing such conduct in court. He urged journalists to relocate the interview outside, stressing that “the court must remain a place of justice, not a conference venue.”

In a related development, Sowore also stated that he has no intention of aligning with prominent opposition figures such as Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar.

He argued that many opposition politicians are not genuinely committed to reforming Nigeria’s political system, but are instead driven by personal interests and past political grievances.

According to him, true opposition is represented by ordinary Nigerians—youths, workers, and citizens without political protection—who continue to suffer the effects of systemic failures.

Sowore said these groups embody the real resistance to Nigeria’s political structure and should be the focus of any meaningful opposition movement.

He added: “I’m interested in being opposed to the system, but I’m not interested in joining opposition that is not truly against the rot and destruction in this country… That is not opposition to me.”

He concluded that his vision of opposition is one rooted in genuine accountability and the fight against systemic corruption rather than political competition for power.