A Kuje Magistrate Court on Friday, October 24, granted bail to Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and Aloy Ejimakor, the counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The court Magistrate, Abubakar Umar Sai’d also granted bail to Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel and 10 other protesters who were arrested for participating in the Monday, October 20, #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja.
They were arrested and detained by the Police for charges bordering on unlawful assembly and disturbance of public peace.
The conditions listed by the court for the release of the defendants include the sum of N500,000 each and a submission of their verified National Identification Number (NIN) to the registrar of the court.
The defendants have also been mandated to present their three-year tax clearance certificates and submit their passports to the court.
Recall that Kanu’s brother, his lawyer and 10 other protesters were arrested in Abuja by officials of the Niger Police Force during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest that took place in the Federal Capital Territory.
Their arrest, which sparked outrage among legal professionals and supporters of the IPOB leader, is a sequel to that of Sowore, who was picked up by the Police at the court premises on Thursday.
Sowore was arrested at the Federal High Court, where he went to show solidarity to Kanu, who made an appearance for his trial.
The IPOB leader is currently facing trial over charges of terrorism slammed against him by the Federal Government after he was arrested in Kenya.
