A Magistrate Court in Yaba area of Lagos State on Monday has granted bail to the 49 Yoruba Nation agitators arrested and detained by the Lagos Police Command.
The Yoruba Nation agitators were arrested during the mega rally that held in Ojota, Lagos State on July 5 and have been in the custody of the Lagos State Police command.
Also, the police had paraded the 49 agitators; 47 men and 2 women, with the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, alleging that they were arrested for carrying arms and weapons.
Following the arrest of the agitators, a self-determination groups’ umbrella body Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO) rose in defence of those arrested.
The Magistrate Court granted the bail application of the 49 detained agitators filed by human rights lawyers led by Olasupo Ojo and Oladapo Kayode, Monday.
According to the IOO’s Media Communications Secretary, Mr. Maxwell Adeleye, the bail term demanded the agitators to provide N300,000 with two sureties each.
“One of the sureties must be a family member and the other a community leader or clergy with proof of tax payment,” Adeleye said.
Among those granted bail are Olasunkanmi Tanimola; Kabiru Lawanson; Chinemerem Emmanuel; Rasaki Musibau; Lukman Olalade; Olasanmi Oladipupo; Bashiru Shittu; Taofeek Abdusalam; Olamilekan Abata; Abdullahi Sikiru; Tosin Adeleye; Babatunde Lawal.
Others include Abiodun Taiwo, Adagunodo Babatunde, Oluwafemi Adeleye, Oloye Taiwo, Saheed Kareem, Adebayo Waheed, Akinbode Sunday, Lawal Akeem, Samuel Ire, Ogundile Dare, Oba Tajudeen Bakare.
