Convener of #RevolutionNow protest and publisher of Sahara Reporters,
Omoyele Sowore was on Friday granted bail in the sum of N100 million with two sureties.
The sureties who must be resident in Abuja must also have landed assets worth the bail sum in Abuja, and they are to deposit the original title documents of the assets with the court.
Presiding over the bail hearing at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu said Sowore should not address any rally or travel out of Abuja.
Justice Ojukwu also said N50million should be deposited in the court’s account before sowore could be released from Department of State (DSS) custody.
She granted bail to the second defendant in the sum of N50m with one surety.
The defendants’ lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), however described the bail conditions as stringent.
The judge ordered that the defendants be remanded in the custody of the Department of State Service pending when the would meet the bail conditions.
The bail conditions were yet to be met by press time.