Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the RevolutionNow Protest and the Publisher of SaharaReporters has met the bail conditions imposed on him.
A federal High Court reduced Sowore Bail Condition over the Previous week, The Judge reduced Sowore’s bail from N100m to N50m, while Bakare’s bail was reduced from N50m to N20m.
Upon commencement of trial on Wednesday, Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the defendants would be freed later on Wednesday.
He said, “I have already explained to the learned prosecuting counsel that we are encumbered by the refusal of the State Security Service to allow us to prepare for the defence of the defendants.
“I had already asked my learned counsel for the prosecution, that we are confident that the defendants will be freed today (Wednesday) from the custody of the SSS having met the bail conditions imposed on them by this honourable court.
“Once they are liberated from the custody of the SSS, we will be in a position to take full instruction from them.”
