N100m Bail Approved For 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters, Court Rules

N100m Bail Approved For 10 #EndBadGovernance Protesters, Court Rules

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted N10million bail to each of the detained 10 individuals arrested over the last #EndBadGovernance.

They are: Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye (Lenin), 28yrs; Adeyemi Abiodun Abayomi (Yomi), 34 yrs; Suleiman Yakubu, 28 yrs; Comrade Opaluwa Eleojo Simon, 50 yrs; Buhari Lawal, 21 yrs; Mosiu Sadiq, 28 yrs; Bashir Bello (aka Murtala), 51 yrs; Nurudeen Khamis, 47 yrs; and Abduldalam Zubair, 37 yrs.

Justice Emeka Nwite granted them bail on Wednesday while on the applications filed and argued by lawyers to the 10 protesters, who were charged, by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), with treason, advocate military takeover, among others.

Other conditions to be met by the 10 defendants, according to the judge, is to produce one surety each in like sum, while the sureties must be resident in Abuja.

The judge said each of the sureties must be property owners in Abuja and must deposit documents of the properties with the court in addition to swearing to an affidavit of means.

Justice Nwite added the defendants and the sureties must deposit their international passports and three recent passport photographs with the Court.

The judge restrained the defendants from further  participating in any public rally during the pendency of their trial.

He ordered that the defendants remain in custody pending when they are able to meet the conditions set for their bail.

Justice Nwite adjourned till September 27 for the commencement of trial.