A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has varied the earlier stringent bail conditions granted the convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare.
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu granted the order in a ruling on the application for bail variation by the duo charged with treasonable felony among others.
She waived the earlier requirement that Sowore should deposit N50m as security and reduced the amount attached to Bakare’s bail.
The judge during Monday’s hearing reduced Sowore’s bail from N100m to N50m, while Bakare’s bail was reduced from N50m to N20m.
She also ruled that the sureties to the defendants are no longer required to deposit money and show evidence of the funds with the court registrar.
Ojukwu said she found it difficult to believe a man of Sowore’s pedigree did not have anyone to deposit N50 million.
She consequently reduced the bail terms granted Sowore and adjourned the matter until November 6 and 7.