The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted N10 million bail each to ten protesters accused of intimidating President Bola Tinubu’s administration by allegedly attacking government infrastructure, among other charges, bringing the total bail to N100 million.
The bail was granted by Justice Emeka Nwite on September 11, 2024, the date earlier scheduled for the ruling.
According to a charge sheet read to Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye and nine others at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on September 2, 2024, the ten Nigerians were accused of committing offenses during the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest.
At the resumed proceedings on Wednesday, Nwite agreed with the defendants’ submissions regarding the bail application.
He approved a N10 million bail and one surety in like sum for each defendant. He ruled that the sureties must own landed property in Abuja and produce documents of the property to the court.
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