{"id":17022,"date":"2019-10-21T14:55:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T14:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=17022"},"modified":"2019-10-21T14:55:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T14:55:39","slug":"court-reduces-sowores-bail-from-n100m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/court-reduces-sowores-bail-from-n100m","title":{"rendered":"Court reduces Sowore\u2019s bail from N100m"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Abuja Federal High Court on Monday reduced the bail term earlier imposed on the co-convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore<\/a> and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare.<\/p>\n

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu had imposed a N100m bail bond on Sowore while Bakare got N50m, following charges of treasonable felony levelled against them.<\/p>\n

Sowore, a former presidential candidate and Bakare were arraigned on a seven-count charge of treasonable felony, cyberstalking, and money laundering.<\/p>\n

Sowore was picked up by the Department of State Services, DSS, following his call for revolution against the Federal Government.<\/p>\n

However, the judge during Monday\u2019s hearing reduced Sowore\u2019s bail from N100m to N50m, while Bakare\u2019s bail was reduced from N50m to N20m.<\/p>\n

She also ruled that the sureties to the defendants are no longer required to deposit evidence of the funds with the court registrar.<\/p>\n

The judge said she found it difficult to believe a man of Sowore\u2019s pedigree did not have anyone to deposit N50 million.<\/p>\n

She consequently reduced the bail terms granted Sowore and adjourned the matter until November 6 and 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An Abuja Federal High Court on Monday reduced the bail term earlier imposed on the co-convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu had imposed a N100m bail bond on Sowore while Bakare got N50m, following charges of treasonable felony levelled against them. 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