Human rights activists, and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore and 4 others have been ordered to be remanded at Kuje prison.
The order was given by the Magistrate court in Abuja on Monday, 5 days after they were detained by Nigerian security forces for leading a protest against bad governance in Abuja on New Year’s Eve.
He is being arraigned alongside the 4 others by the Federal Government on 3 charges of criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, and attempting to incite others.
Their formal bail application will be heard tomorrow, January 5, 2020.
They all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
