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.