Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court Abuja has varied the bail conditions granted the convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare.
Mrs Ojukwu granted the order in a ruling on the application for bail variation by lawyers to the two defendants, charged with treasonable felony among others.
The learned justice waived the earlier requirement that Sowore should deposit N50m as security.
She also reduced the amount attached to Bakare’s bail.
However, Justice Ojukwu refused to vary all other bail conditions, saying the decision to restrain the defendants from participating in rallies was in order in view of the nature of the case.
She then adjourned till November 6 and 7 for the commencement of trial.
Recall that the same judge had on October 4 granted bail to the accused persons, on conditions, lawyers to the defendants described as very stringent.
The judge had granted Sowore bail in the sum of N100m and two sureties in the same amount, and barred him from travelling out of Abuja.
She also ordered one of Sowore’s surety to deposit N50m in the account of the court as security.
She granted Bakare bail in the sum of N50m with a surety in the same amount and barred him from travelling out of his base in Osogbo, except while coming for the trial in Abuja.
The judge added that the sureties, who must be resident in Abuja, must also have landed assets worth the bail sum in Abuja, and should deposit the original title documents of the assets with the court.
She added that the defendants be remanded in the custody of the Department of State Service pending when they are able to meet the bail conditions.
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