BREAKING: Appeal Court Quashes Defamation Charge Against Bukola Saraki

BREAKING: Appeal Court Quashes Defamation Charge Against Bukola Saraki

The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has reportedly quashed the criminal defamation and cyberbullying charge against former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, declaring the proceedings an abuse of court process and unconstitutional.

The court was also said to have discharged Saraki from the case, marking a significant development in the legal dispute involving the former Kwara State governor and the state government.

The case arose from allegations by the Kwara State Government that Saraki made defamatory comments about Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq's educational qualifications in a social media post published on April 17, 2026. The government alleged that the publication was capable of provoking the governor and causing a breakdown of public peace.

Saraki challenged the proceedings, maintaining that his comments fell within his constitutional right to freedom of expression. In July 2026, he initiated plans to appeal a Kwara State High Court ruling that upheld its jurisdiction to hear the case.

The reported appellate court decision, if confirmed, could bring a major change to the legal proceedings. However, further details regarding the court's reasoning and any possible next steps by the parties have yet to be established.