A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, Nigeria, has ordered the remand of Sahara Reporters Publisher, former presidential candidate and convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, and four other activists in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of their formal bail applications.
Sowore and the four others, – Juwon Sanyaolu, Damilare Adenola, Peter, and Kimrere, were arrested on New Year’s day for holding a protest and disrupting public peace. They were arraigned before the court on Monday morning January 4, on three counts charge of criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, and attempting to incite others against the government.
The Magistrate, Mabel Segun-Bello ruled that they be remanded in prison custody until tomorrow, January 5, slated for the hearing of their bail applications.