The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted ₦200 million bail to African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, who is facing alleged cybercrime charges.   In a ruling delivered on Tuesday, Justice Mohammed Umar ordered Sowore to produce two sureties. One must be a traditional ruler from his community, while the other must own landed property in Abuja. The court also directed the prosecution to verify both sureties. As part of the bail conditions, Sowore was ordered to surrender his international passport to the Deputy Chief Registrar of the court pending the conclusion of the trial. The judge released the defendant to his lawyers and adjourned proceedings until Monday, July 6, when the court is expected to begin hearing Sowore’s defence. The ruling comes after the court earlier ordered Sowore’s remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre while considering his application for a stay of the order revoking his bail and the bench warrant issued against him. Justice Umar had also dismissed Sowore’s application seeking his recusal from the case over allegations of bias. The Department of State Services is prosecuting Sowore over allegations that he made false claims about Bola Tinubu by referring to him as “a criminal” in posts published on his X and Facebook accounts. The case will resume on July 6 for the opening of the defence.