His mother Esther Sowore issued a desperate appeal to President Buhari to free her son earlier this month in an exclusive CNN interview.
Abubakar Malami, Nigeria’s Attorney General, said in a statement that the decision to release him was in compliance with the bail granted to him.
“…My office has chosen to comply with the court orders while considering the pursuit of its rights of appeal and/or review of the order relating to the bail as granted or varied by the courts,” Malami said in the statement.
Sowore’s wife, Opeyemi Sowore Tuesday said in a statement to CNN that she is grateful that her husband is being released but insists he should be cleared of all charges, which she described as “baseless.”
“While I am grateful for reports on Yele’s long-overdue release on bail, my number one concern is for his safety. We remain resolute on Yele being cleared of all baseless charges. I look forward to his safe return home to our family in NJ. We continue to pray for a holiday miracle,” she said.
Alongside Sowore, the government also ordered the release of Nigeria’s former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.
Source : Nbcnewyork
