Serial Presidential Election Contender, Omoyele Sowore, has regained his freedom from Kuje Correctional Facility after fulfilling the bail conditions set by an Abuja magistrate court, alongside Aloy Ejimakor, a former lawyer of Nnamdi Kanu.
Sowore, alongside Aloy Ejimakor, a former lawyer of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and 11 other #FreaeNnamdiKanu protesters, was released on Monday following their arrests for participating in demonstrations demanding Kanu’s release.
The magistrate court granted bail, requiring each defendant to provide two sureties of N500,000, a verified National Identification Number (NIN), three-year tax clearance certificates, and passports.
Despite the bail ruling, Sowore was reportedly temporarily taken into custody by security operatives shortly after the court’s decision, triggering protests from his lawyers and supporters, who accused authorities of defying the court order.
Ejimakor and the remaining protesters were initially remanded at Kuje prison, but Sowore’s compliance with bail conditions secured his release, highlighting ongoing tensions between human rights activists and security agencies in Abuja.
