A Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja has granted bail to Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, and Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The duo, along with Prince Emmanuel Kanu, Nnamdi Kanu’s younger brother and ten other protesters, were arrested during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow demonstration held in Abuja on October 20.
Magistrate M. A. Bello, presiding over the case, ordered their release on bail set at ₦500,000 each, with additional conditions including the submission of their National Identification Numbers (NINs), three-year tax clearance certificates, and international passports.
They are facing charges of unlawful assembly and public disturbance in connection with the protest, which called for the immediate release of Kanu, who is currently standing trial for terrorism-related offences.
The arrests drew widespread condemnation from civil rights groups and members of the legal community, who described the action as an attempt to suppress peaceful protest.
Sowore, a long-time pro-democracy activist and former presidential candidate, was reportedly arrested while showing solidarity with Kanu at the Federal High Court premises in Abuja.
