Federal High Court grants bail to Omoyele Sowore with conditions
Abuja court set new bail terms for AAC presidential candidate after revoking earlier bail.
The Federal High Court in Abuja granted bail to Omoyele Sowore, an online publisher and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, with fresh conditions attached to his release, according to allafrica.com.
Justice Umar Mohammed granted the bail on Tuesday and ordered Sowore to provide two sureties, each required to sign a N200 million bail bond, reported by allafrica.com. One surety must be a traditional ruler from Sowore's community in Ese‑Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, and the second surety must own landed property within the Federal Capital Territory, both reported by allafrica.com.
The court directed Sowore to surrender his international passport to the deputy registrar of the court for safekeeping, according to allafrica.com. The two sureties must be verified by prosecution counsel Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, reported by allafrica.com.
The court earlier decided to revoke the bail granted to Sowore in December 2025 after he failed to appear for his trial, reported by allafrica.com. The court later revoked Sowore’s bail and ordered his arrest, according to premiumtimes.
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