Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to each of the ten #EndBadGovernance protesters, setting the amount at N10 million per person. These individuals had been detained on charges including treason.
The judge also mandated that each defendant must provide a surety of the same amount.
In his ruling, Justice Nwite emphasized the principles of Nigeria’s criminal justice system, which outline the rights and responsibilities of both the prosecutor and the defendant.
Agreeing with the defense counsel, Abubakar Marshall, representing the 1st, 2nd, and 4th defendants, Justice Nwite reiterated that anyone accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Consequently, he approved the bail applications for all ten defendants.
“I have thoroughly reviewed the arguments from both sides. Despite the nature of the charges, I grant bail to the defendants in the sum of N10 million each, along with one surety of the same amount,” stated Justice Nwite.
The protesters, identified as Michael Adaramoye (also known as Lenin), Adeyemi Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, Opaoluwa Simon, Angel Innocent, Buhari Lawal, Mosiu Sadiq, Bashir Bello, Nuradeen Khamis, and Aabdulsalam Zubairu, were initially arraigned on September 2 on a six-count charge, including alleged treason, inciting mutiny, and intent to destabilize Nigeria.
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