A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba area of Lagos State has granted bail to the 49 Yoruba Nation agitators arrested on July 3 in Ojota during the rally organized to demand the actualisation of an independent state of Yoruba.
A motion for their bail application was filed by human rights lawyers led by Olasupo Ojo and Oladapo Kayode.
Spokesman of the Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, Mr. Maxwell Adeleye confirmed this in a statement on Monday,
According to the statement, the agitators are 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 added.
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.