Sowore Freed from Kuje Prison After Meeting Bail Conditions

Serial Presidential Election Contender, Omoyele Sowore has regained his freedom from Kuje Correctional Facility after fulfilling the bail conditions set by an Abuja magistrate court.

Sowore, alongside Aloy Ejimakor, a former lawyer of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and 11 other #FreeNnamdiKanu protesters, was released on Monday following their arrests for participating in demonstrations demanding Kanu’s release.

The IPOB leader has remained in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since his re-arrest in 2021.

Last Friday, Sowore, Ejimakor, and 11 protesters were formally charged in court with “inciting public disturbance”. Other defendants include Emmanuel Kanu, Joshua Emmanuel, Wilson Anyalewechi, Okere Kingdom Nnamdi, Clinton Chimeneze, Gabriel Joshua, Isiaka Husseini, Onyekachi Ferdinand, Amadi Prince, Edison Ojisom, Godwill Obioma, and Chima Onuchukwu.

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The magistrate court granted bail, requiring each defendant to provide two sureties of N500,000, a verified National Identification Number (NIN), three-year tax clearance certificates, and passports.

Despite the bail ruling, Sowore was reportedly temporarily taken into custody by security operatives shortly after the court’s decision, triggering protests from his lawyers and supporters, who accused authorities of defying the court order.

Ejimakor and the remaining protesters were initially remanded at Kuje prison, but Sowore’s compliance with bail conditions secured his release, highlighting ongoing tensions between human rights activists and security agencies in Abuja.