Magistrate Court Remands Sowore, 4 Others In Kuje Prison

The Publisher of Sahara Reporters and Human Rights Activists, Omoyele Sowore, have been remanded by a Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja in Kuje Correctional Centre with four others pending the hearing of their bail applications.

The formal bail of the Sahara Reporters publisher would be heard on Tuesday, January 5, 2020.

The Activist and four others were arraigned on three charges of criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, and attempting to incite others.

They, however, denied the charges levelled against them.

Recall that they were earlier arrested for holding a protest against bad governance on New Year’s Eve in Abuja and were taken to a Police Unit infamously known as ‘Abattoir’ in the Lokogoma area of the FCT.

However, a Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN,  has stated that he has been directed by SaharaReporters Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, to sue the Nigeria Police Force for torture.

The Senior Advocate noted that the former Presidential candidate was badly beaten and subjected to dehumanising conditions in contravention of the Anti-Torture Act.