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JUST IN: Court remands Sowore, four others in Kuje prison
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<p>A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has ordered the remand of Sahara Reporters Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and four other activists in Kuje Correctional Centre.</p>
<p>The court said that Sowore and others will remain in Kuje Prison pending the hearing of their bail applications which will be heard tomorrow, January 5, 2020.</p>
<p>Recall that Sowore and four other activists were arrested by police for protesting against bad governance on New year&#8217;s Eve in Abuja.</p>
<p>The Daily Page reported that Nigerian government arraigned Sowore alongside four others to court on Monday on three charges of criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, and attempting to incite others.</p>
<p>However, Sowore and his members pleaded not guilty.</p>