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Court Grants Sowore N20m Bail

Ganiyat Ganiyu
The publisher of Sahara Reporters and former Presidential Candidate, Omoyele Sowore has been granted N20m bail by a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja.
Sowore was arrested alongside four other activists on New Year’s Eve in Abuja for holding a protest against bad governance.
His accomplice, were granted bail in the sum of N1m each.
Sowore and Juwon Sanyaolu, Peter Williams, Emmanuel Bulus, and Damilare Adenola are standing trial for alleged unlawful assembly, criminal conspiracy, and inciting public disturbance.
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Chief Magistrate Mabel Segun-Bello while ruling on the bail application on Monday filed admitted Sowore to bail in the sum of N20million and two sureties in like sum.
The court also ordered Sowore to remain in Abuja and must physically report to the court registrar every Monday and Friday pending the hearing and determination of the case against him.
