A Magistrate Court sitting in Kuje, Abuja, has granted bail to human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, alongside several others arrested during Thursday’s #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in the Federal Capital Territory.
Among those released on bail are Nnamdi Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor; the IPOB leader’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu; and 11 other protesters.
The court, presided over by Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’id, issued the bail order on Friday after the defendants were arraigned on charges bordering on unlawful assembly and disturbance of public peace.
In his ruling, Magistrate Sai’id granted Sowore and the 13 other defendants bail in the sum of ₦500,000 each, on the condition that they provide a verified National Identification Number (NIN), three-year tax clearance certificates, and submit their international passports to the court.
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Sowore was arrested on Thursday by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force shortly after leaving the Federal High Court in Abuja, where he had attended the resumed trial of the detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
