Supporters of Nigerian activist and reporter Omoyele Sowore say he has been freed from state custody following a Thursday court ruling demanding his release.
A Nigerian court on Thursday ruled that state security officials have 24 hours to free the journalist and former presidential candidate, along with at least one of his two co-defendants, from what it called unlawful detention.
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