The presidential candidate of the Africa Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, was granted N200 million bail on Tuesday by Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division.
In his ruling, Justice Umar ordered Mr Sowore to produce two sureties. One must be a traditional ruler from his community, while the other must own landed property in Abuja.
The judge directed the prosecution to verify the sureties.
The judge also ordered Mr Sowore to deposit his passport with the deputy chief registrar of the court pending the determination of the case.
He adjourned the case until Monday to commence the defence.
The State Security Service is prosecuting Mr Sowore for allegedly making false claims against President Bola Tinubu by referring to him as “a criminal” in a post on X and Facebook.