Nigeria, June 23 -- The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has faulted the remand in prison of Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered Mr Sowore's remand in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, until Wednesday during scheduled hearing and determination of his motion to stay an order revoking his bail and bench warrant.

Mr Sowore, who is also an activist and the presidential candidate of African Action Congress, is being prosecuted by the State Security Service for allegedly referring to President Bola Tinubu in an X post as "a criminal."

Reacting in an X post on Tuesday, Mr Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, de...