Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, granted bail to the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore in the sum of N100 million with two sureties.
Justice Ojukwu also barred him from traveling out of Abuja during the duration of the trial.
The judge also admitted his co-accused person, Olawale Adebayo Bakare (aka Mandate) to bail in the sum of N50 million with one surety.
She, however, restrained them from addressing any rally pending the conclusion of their trial on charges of treasonable felony among others.
According to the court, the sureties must be resident in Abuja and must also have landed assets worth the bail sum in FCT.
The court further directed the defendants to deposit the original title documents of the assets with the court.
Justice Ojukwu also ordered Sowore to deposit the sum of N50m in the account of the court as security.
She further restrained the second defendant to Oshogbo, the Osun State capital, throughout the trial.
She ordered that the defendants be remanded in the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS) pending when they would perfect the bail conditions .
The defendants’ counsel, Femi Falana (SAN) described the bail terms as very stringent.
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