An Abuja Federal High Court has granted the request by the convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare for the variation of the conditions attached to the earlier bail granted them.
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a ruling on Monday waived the earlier requirement that one of Sowore’s sureties should deposits N50million as security reducing the amount N30m.
All other conditions of the bail, she should remain.
Recall that the court had on October 4 granted Sowore and Bakare bail in N100million and two sureties in the same amount, and barred him from travelling out of Abuja.
Justice Ojukwu ordered one of Sowore’s surety to deposit N50m in the account of the court as security.
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She granted Bakare bail at N50m with a surety in the same amount and barred him from travelling out of his base in Osogbo, except while coming for the trial in Abuja.
The judge added that the sureties, who must be resident in Abuja, must also have landed assets worth the bail sum in Abuja, and should deposit the original title documents of the assets with the court.
The duo had been unable to meet the bail conditions promoting them to approach the court for the variation.
She adjourned till November 6 for the commencement of trial in the case.
Sowore and Bakare are charged with treasonable felony and insulting President Muhammadu Buhari.
