- The court has granted bail to the ten individuals slammed with “treason charges” by the Nigerian government during the nationwide protests
- The trial judge gave four conditions which include each protester (defendant) providing sureties who are property owners in Abuja and depositing property documents and an “affidavit of means” to the court
- The judge has fixed September 27 for their trial and the protesters will be remanded in custody until they meet their bail requirements
The detained 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters have gotten bail attached with conditions. Image for illustration purposes.
Photo credit: SupersSource: Facebook#EndBadGovernance protesters bail conditions listed
- As reported by Channels TV, the judge said the protesters must produce sureties who must be property owners in Abuja and must deposit documents of the properties to the court in addition to swearing to affidavit of means.
- Daily Trust also reported that the court equally ordered the defendants to produce one surety each who are based in Abuja and must be willing to deposit their international passports and three recent passport photographs with the court.
- Justice Nwite, while rejecting the objections of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) against the bail applications, however, ordered the defendants not to participate in any public rally throughout their trial.
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