An Abuja Magistrate Court has granted bail to human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, alongside several protesters arrested during the peaceful #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday.
Also granted bail are Aloy Ejimakor, counsel for Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and his brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu.
Others granted bail are Joshua Emmanuel, Wilson Anyalewechi, Okere Kingdom Nnamdi, Clinton Chimeneze, Gabriel Joshua, Isiaka Husseini, Onyekachi Ferdinand, Amadi Prince, Edison Ojisom, Godwill Obioma, and Chima Onuchukwu.
They were accused of protesting within a restricted area, contrary to an order of court, the police had said.
Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’I’d issued the bail order on Friday after the defendants were arraigned on charges bordering on unlawful assembly and disturbance of public peace.
The judge admitted Sowore and the other protesters to bail in the sum of ₦500,000 each, subject to the condition that they present a verified National Identification Number (NIN).
The magistrate also directed the defendants to present their three-year tax clearance certificates and submit their passports as part of the bail conditions.
Sowore was arrested on Thursday by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force after leaving the Federal High Court in Abuja, while the other defendants were arrested on the day of the protest.
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