4 others have additionally been arraigned alongside Sowore.
Sowore was arrested by the police for main a protest towards dangerous governance on New 12 months’s Eve in Abuja.
Earlier reports advised that the protesters have been injured earlier than they have been detained on the disbanded Particular Anti-Theft Squad (SARS) unit within the capital metropolis.
Sowore is being arraigned on seven costs bordering on an alleged conspiracy to commit treason, cash laundering, and insulting the president, amongst others.
Sowore and 4 others are being arraigned on three costs of prison conspiracy, illegal meeting, and trying to incite others.
Sowore had earlier than the protest charged Nigerians on Twitter to carry a crossover protest by choosing up a candle and a placard exhibiting their grievances towards the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
“How a couple of CrossOver Protest/Rebellion tonight? Anybody keen to take part?” he posted on his official Twitter account.
Sowore has had several brushes with the law in current instances. He’s nonetheless serving bail situations for threatening to sack the Muhammadu Buhari led federal authorities together with his ‘Revolution Now’ protest of 2019.
He was detained for over 100 days in 2019.