Court reviews Sowore’s bail conditions
22 October 2019 |
9:20 am
The Federal High Court on Monday in Abuja revied reviewed the bail conditions granted to the detained convener of RevolutionNow protest and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, in his alleged treasonable felony charges.The presiding judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu in her verdict waived the earlier stipulations that said Sowore should deposit N50m as a security deposit. She also reduced the amount attached to co-defendant Olawale Bakare’s bail to N20 million.
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