The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), bail in the sum of N200 million, setting aside its earlier orders revoking his bail and issuing a bench warrant for his arrest.
Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling on Sowore’s application for stay of execution, also vacated the order remanding him at the Kuje Correctional Centre, effectively restoring his bail conditions pending the determination of the substantive suit.
The court directed that the bail be perfected with two sureties, one of whom must be a traditional ruler from Sowore’s community, while the second must own landed property within the Federal Capital Territory.
It further ordered that the sureties be verified by the prosecution.
Justice Umar also directed the defendant to deposit his international passport with the deputy chief registrar of the court as part of the bail conditions.
