BREAKING: Court orders remand of Sowore, 4 others in Kuje Prison

Sowore and 4 others at the magistrate court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja. Photo credit: Channels TV

The Magistrate court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Omoyele Sowore and four others at Kuje Correctional Centre.

Their formal bail application will be heard tomorrow, January 5, 2020.

Sowore was arrested by the police for leading a protest against bad governance on New Year’s Eve in Abuja.

He is being arraigned alongside four others by the Federal Government on three charges of criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, and attempting to incite others.

They all pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Earlier reports suggested that the protesters were injured before they were detained at the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit in the capital city.

Sowore and four others are being arraigned on three charges of criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, and attempting to incite others.

Sowore had before the protest charged Nigerians on Twitter to hold a crossover protest by picking up a candle and a placard showing their grievances against the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

"How about a CrossOver Protest/Uprising tonight? Anyone willing to participate?" he posted on his official Twitter account.

Sowore has had several brushes with the law in recent times. He is still serving bail conditions for threatening to sack the Muhammadu Buhari led federal government with his 'Revolution Now' protest of 2019.

He was detained for over 100 days in 2019.