Abuja Court Grants #EndSARS Protesters Bail After Five Days In Prison

Six #EndSARS protesters arrested in front of the National Assembly complex, Abuja, have been granted bail by a magistrate court sitting in Abuja, five days after they were thrown in prison custody.

Magistrate Abdulrazak Eneye while ruling on the bail application filed by the defence counsel, Tope Akinyode, on Wednesday, granted the defendants bail of N50 ,000 each and one surety in like sum.

The surety must be a citizen of Nigeria with a verifiable means of identification.
The court also held that the sureties must deposit the N50, 000 and copies of their of identity and show means of livelihood to the court.

Those arrested includes Oluwatosin Adeniyi, Paul Akinwumi, Davo Chomo Abdulsalam Zuberu, Kabiru Gasali , Yasiru Bashir

The court had last Friday denied the defendants bail and ordered their remand.

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