A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted N200 million bail to African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, over alleged cybercrime and criminal defamation.
Justice Mohammed Umar ordered Sowore to produce two sureties. One must be a traditional ruler from his community in Ese Odo LGA, Ondo State. The second must own landed property in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
The judge directed that the prosecution counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria Akinlolu Kehinde, must verify both sureties.
Sowore was also ordered to deposit his international passport with the deputy chief registrar of the court.
The court dismissed Sowore’s application seeking Justice Umar’s withdrawal from the trial over alleged bias.
The Department of State Services, DSS, is prosecuting Sowore for allegedly calling President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” in posts on X and Facebook.
Sowore was remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre on June 16 after Justice Umar revoked a previous bail granted on self-recognition in December 2024 and issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
He was kept in custody last Tuesday pending the determination of a motion for stay of execution.
His lawyer, R.O. Adakole, pleaded for Sowore’s temporary release to retrieve his passport from the US Embassy in Lagos.
The judge adjourned the matter to July 6, 2026, for continuation of hearing.
Court Grants Sowore N200m Bail, Orders Passport Deposit
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