Police re-arrest Sowore moments after court granted him bail

The Nigeria Police Force on Friday, October 24, re-arrested Human rights activist and #FreeNnamdiKanuNow campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, shortly after his appearance at the Kuje Magistrate Court on Friday.

Sowore, alongside Nnamdi Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, a former member of Kanu’s legal team, Aloy Ejimakor and ten others, had earlier been granted bail by the court after they were arraigned by the police in the court over Monday’s protest demanding the release of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. 

They were arraigned on charges bordering on unlawful assembly and disturbance of public peace. The court, presided over by Magistrate, Abubakar Umar Sai’id, granted them bail in the sum of N500,000 each, with two sureties residing in the Federal Capital Territory, possessing valid identification, and a three-year tax clearance.

The defendants were also directed to submit their international passports.

Shortly after fulfilling their bail conditions, the police picked up only Sowore.

He is expected to be arraigned on Monday, October 27, on a fresh charge related to his claim that President Bola Tinubu is a criminal.