Court Grants Sowore, Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Others ₦500,000 Bail

A Magistrate’s Court in Kuje, Abuja, has granted bail to former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore and Aloy Ejimakor, a member of the legal team representing detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu.

The court also approved bail for Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, along with ten other defendants. Each of the thirteen accused persons was granted bail in the sum of ₦500,000, with two sureties in like amount.

The defendants were charged with inciting public disturbance and breaching the peace following their participation in the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held in Abuja on October 20.

Ejimakor, Emmanuel Kanu, and the other protesters were reportedly arrested during the demonstration and subsequently remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre. Sowore was later apprehended on October 23 at the Federal High Court premises in Abuja after attending Kanu’s terrorism trial to show solidarity.

Further details on the case are expected as proceedings continue.