Court Grants Sowore Bail Set at ₦10 Million

Omoyele Sowore Granted ₦10 Million Bail in Cybercrime Case

Former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, has been granted bail in the sum of ₦10 million with one surety of equal value.

According to Channels TV, the surety must be a responsible individual with landed property of equal value, and must submit the original property documents along with a passport photograph to the court registrar.

Justice Musa Liman, who ruled on the bail application, also ordered Sowore to deposit his international passport with the court and gave him 24 hours to meet the bail conditions or be remanded in police custody.

This ruling comes after Sowore pleaded not guilty to 17 counts of cybercrime charges, stemming from an alleged tweet where he referred to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, as the “illegal IGP.”

The police claim that his statement was false and aimed at inciting public disorder.

Sowore’s legal team, led by Marshall Abubakar, had requested bail on lenient terms, while the prosecution pushed for stringent conditions to ensure his presence at trial.

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