Court grants Sowore N100 million bail

The Publisher of popular news website,
Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore

granted bail to Omoyele
Sowore with a bond of N100
million and two sureties in
like sum.

The court also granted the
second defendant, Olawale
Bakare, bail with a bond of
N50 million.

Mr Sowore is facing trial for
alleged fraud, treasonable
felony and cyberstalking
among other offences.

His lawyer, Femi Falana, had
on Friday, urged the court in
Abuja to grant bail to Mr
Sowore, and his co-defendant,
Mr Bakare, on liberal terms.
The court said Mr Sowore
must avoid partaking in any
rallies. It also ordered both
defendants to remain within
the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja.

It is the second time the court
is granting the defendants
bail.

The State Security Service
(SSS) had ignored the earlier
one last week but instead
produced the defendants
before the court on Monday
for arraignment.
Details later…