{"id":727966,"date":"2019-10-21T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/21\/court-reduces-sowores-bail-condition-to-n50-million\/"},"modified":"2019-10-21T14:17:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T14:17:00","slug":"court-reduces-sowores-bail-condition-to-n50-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/21\/court-reduces-sowores-bail-condition-to-n50-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Reduces Sowore’s Bail Condition To N50 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Federal High Court in Abuja today heard Omoyele Sowore\u2019s application for bail variation.<\/p>\n

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Founder of Sahara Reporters Omoyele Sowore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The activist was arraigned on a four-count charge ranging from insulting President Muhammadu Buhari to money laundering.<\/p>\n

He was granted bail condition of paying N150 million and had his movement restricted to Abuja.<\/p>\n

However, the activist\u2019s camp had cried out that the bail conditions could not be met, with his lead counsel, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) describing the bails conditions as too stringent.<\/p>\n

Also Read:\u00a013th Headies: Falz Advocates For Sowore\u2019s Release After Receiving Award (Video)<\/strong><\/p>\n

After the hearing, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu has now varied Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare\u2019s bail conditions.<\/p>\n

According to a report by SaharaReporters, Justice Ojukwu said she found it difficult to believe a man of Sowore\u2019s pedigree did not have anyone to deposit N50 million.<\/p>\n

Hence, Sowore bail condition was reviewed from N100 million to N50 million, and the 50 security deposits were also removed.<\/p>\n

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