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Judge Orders Nigerian Government To Pay N200,000 To Sowore, Bakare Over Trial Delay

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Feb 12, 2020

Convener of RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore arrived the federal high court Abuja, for the first time after his release from custody.

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Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Nigerian Government to pay N200,000 each to Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare, who are both standing trial in a case brought against them by President Muhammadu Buhari's administration.

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Ojukwu's action was necessitated by the prosecution's sloppy showing on Wednesday where A. Aliyu standing in for the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), tried to slow down proceedings and further delay the commencement of the trial proper by making several false statements.

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