Omoyele Sowore
Omoyele Sowore

Sowore meets bail condition, to be released soon – Falana

NEWS DIGEST – Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said that the Convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore may be released from the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS) any moment from now.

News Digest recalls that a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered his release, directing the publisher of Sahara Reporters to deposit his passport at the court’s registry.

Speaking with newsmen at the DSS Headquarters, Mr Falana expressed optimism that Mr Sowore will be released in no time.

“I am currently at their headquarters. Having complied with the condition given by the court, I am here for Sowore’s release,” Falana said.

An “affidavit of compliance with court order” deposed to by a lawyer in Falana’s law firm, Mr. Marshal Abubakar has been filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja as confirmation of the submission of Sowore’s to the Deputy Chief Registrar of the court.