By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
Omoyele Sowore, Human rights activist and AAC presidential candidate, has regained his freedom after a Federal High Court in Abuja granted him fresh bail terms on Tuesday.
Sowore had been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre after Justice Mohammed Umar revoked his bail on June 16, 2026 for failing to appear at trial. He challenged the revocation and sought the judge’s recusal, but the application was dismissed, and he was kept in custody pending a bail application.
Delivering ruling on Tuesday, Justice Umar restored Sowore’s bail on fresh conditions: an N200 million bail bond, a traditional ruler or someone with property in Abuja as surety, and the deposit of his international passport.
Reacting after the ruling, Sowore said the conditions were part of authorities’ continued efforts against him but would not deter him.
“There is no bus on earth that can stop this revolution, What I want to tell Nigerians is that it is not about my freedom; it is about the liberation of the Nigerian people”.
The DSS is prosecuting Sowore on a two-count cybercrime charge for calling President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” in August 2025 social media posts. He pleaded not guilty and argued that the posts were protected by freedom of expression.
He was previously remanded on Monday, June 22, 2026, after the court dismissed his recusal motion. The court had adjourned ruling on his bail restoration to June 30, 2026, but granted bail earlier this week.
