Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday afternoon granted bail to 12 aides of Yoruba nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo.
The judge while delivering his ruling on the application filed by the 12 applicants held that no charge had been brought against the 12 aides since their arrest and as such detaining them without charging them contravenes the provisions of the Administration of Criminal justice Actually and their fundamental rights.
While eight of the applicants were granted bail in the sum of N5 million each with surety in like sum resident in Abuja, the remaining four applicants were granted bail in the sum of N10million each with two sureties in like sum also resident in Abuja.
One of the sureties must be a Federal Government employee not below grade level 12. In addition, the two sureties must present evidence of three years tax payment and the document of their property must be verified by the DSS and the court.
The aides were arrested on July 1 during a raid on Igboho’s home in Ibadan by the DSS and had since been in the DSS custody.
The prayer by their counsel, Pelumi Olajengbesi to move them to police facility was not granted as the Judge did not see any reason to do so.
