Nigerian opposition activist Omoyele Sowore and co-defendant Olawale Bakare were set free on Thursday after months in detention, for alleged treason.
The pair were released hours after a judge gave the secret
police 24 hours to release Sowore, who had been held since August by the Department of State Services (DSS) after urging
protests under the online banner "#RevolutionNow".
Sowore, 48, also ran unsuccessfully against President Muhammadu Buhari in the February polls.