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Nigeria releases Sowore and Dasuki after AG orders bail

Former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore talks to the media after being released on bail by Nigeria's government, in Abuja, Nigeria December 24, 2019.

Nigerian activist Omoyele Sowore and former national security adviser Sambo Dasuki left prison Tuesday evening after the attorney general ordered their release on bail, in recognition of court orders.

The release followed growing internal and international pressure on the Nigerian government to abide by court orders.

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