Publisher and activist Omoyele Sowore has been granted bail alongside twelve others by a Magistrate’s Court in Kuje, Abuja.
Those granted bail include Aloy Ejimakor, a member of the legal team representing detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu; Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu; and ten other defendants. Each was granted bail in the sum of ₦500,000, with two sureties in like sum.
Recall that the group was arrested and arraigned for allegedly inciting public disturbance and breaching the peace during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held in Abuja on October 20.
While Ejimakor, Emmanuel, and the other defendants were detained following the protest, Sowore was arrested days later at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where he had gone to show solidarity during Kanu’s ongoing trial. The police would only reveal the reason for his arrest after the news went viral.
All thirteen defendants have since been released on bail pending further proceedings.
