Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Abuja has granted N20m bail to activist and Sahara Reporters’ publisher, Omoyele Sowore.
The court also granted 1million bail to each of the four other activists arrested along with Sowore on New Year’s Eve in Abuja for holding a protest against bad governance.
Sowore and Juwon Sanyaolu, Peter Williams, Emmanuel Bulus, and Damilare Adenola are standing trial for alleged unlawful assembly, criminal conspiracy, and inciting public disturbance.
Ruling on the bail application on Monday, Chief Magistrate Mabel Segun-Bello, 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.
The court further ordered that one of his sureties must be a civil servant not below grade level 12.