Court Fails to Grant 49 Yoruba Nation Agitators Bail

Posted on July 12, 2021

MICHAEL AKINOLA

A Magistrate Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos, has failed to grant an instant bail to the 49 Yoruba Nation Agitators arrested and detained by the Lagos State Police Command.

The Agitators were arrested at Ojota, Lagos on July 3rd while protesting in support of the actualisation of Yoruba Nation.

The motion for their bail application, filed by Human Right Lawyers led by Olasupo Ojo, Esq and Oladapo Kayode, Esq, was adjourned till 27th July, 2021, for ruling.

The Court had on Monday 5th July, 2021 granted the application for an ex parte order brought before it by the Lagos State Police Command to detain the Agitators for 21 days. 

The 21-day ex parte order will expire on the 26th July, 2021.

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