Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has regained freedom after fulfilling the bail conditions granted by a Magistrate Court sitting in Kuje, Abuja.
Sowore was released alongside Nnamdi Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, and 11 other protesters.
The group had been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held last week in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
They were arraigned before Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’id on Friday on charges of unlawful assembly and disturbance of public peace.
In his ruling, Magistrate Sai’id granted the defendants bail in the sum of ₦500,000 each, with the condition that they present a verified National Identification Number (NIN).
The court also directed them to submit their three-year tax clearance certificates and passports as part of the bail requirements.
After meeting the bail conditions, Sowore and the other detainees were released from Kuje Prison on Monday.
Sowore was reportedly arrested on Thursday shortly after leaving the Federal High Court in Abuja, where he had attended a separate court proceeding.