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Omoyele Sowore regains freedom after days in police custody.
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Released alongside Aloy Ejimakor and others after meeting ₦500,000 bail each.
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Legal team vows to challenge lingering court charges over #FreeNnamdiKanu protest.
Human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has regained his freedom after spending a few days in detention at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Sowore’s release came days after he was re-arrested by police operatives led by CSP Ilyasu Barau, Officer in Charge of Anti-Vice under the DC-CID, FCT Command, at the Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja while his legal team was still perfecting his bail conditions.
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The activist was released alongside Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, a member of the legal team representing detained IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, his brother Prince Kanu, and ten others.
They were all discharged after meeting their bail conditions, which included a ₦500,000 bond and two sureties in like sum.
The group had earlier been arrested for allegedly violating court orders that restricted #FreeNnamdiKanu protesters from demonstrating on certain roads, especially those leading to the seat of power in Abuja.
Confirming the development on Monday, Barrister Tope Temokun, who was present during Sowore’s arrest, said the activist’s release was achieved despite attempts to frustrate due process.
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“We are pleased to announce to the Nigerian public and the international community that Mr. Omoyele Sowore has regained his freedom from custody today,” Temokun said.
“This comes after he was forcibly seized from the court premises on Friday despite being granted bail. The court spoke, the Constitution spoke, and today, freedom has spoken.”
Temokun expressed gratitude to civil society groups, the media, and Nigerians who stood firm during the detention, stressing that while Sowore’s freedom had been restored, “the struggle is not over, as the charges remain in court.”
He added that the legal team would continue to defend Sowore’s rights and push back against what he described as “attempts to criminalise dissent.”
“Nigeria must never become a country where our voice becomes our crime,” Temokun warned.
