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Ten detainees who participated in the last #EndBadGovernance protests were on Wednesday granted a N100 million bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja.
Each of the ten detainees was granted N10 million bail by Justice Emeka Nwite, who ruled on the applications filed and argued by their lawyers.
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, charged the 10 protesters with treason, and canvassing forceful change of government, among others.
Each of the detainees is also to provide one surety in like sum, while the sureties must be property owners in Abuja and must deposit documents of the properties with the court and swear to an affidavit of means.
Furthermore, the judge held that the defendants and the sureties must deposit their international passports and three recent passport photographs with the Court.
He also issued a restraining order against them not to participate in any public rally during the pendency of their trial.
Justice Nwite ordered that the defendants remain in custody until they perfect their bail conditions and adjourned the matter till September 27 for the commencement of trial.
The defendants, who were arraigned on September 2 in a charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/454/2024, are accused of conspiring to commit treason, inciting violence, attacking public institutions, and instigating mutiny against the Nigerian government.
They are: Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye (Lenin), 28yrs; Adeyemi Abiodun Abayomi (Yomi), 34 yrs; Suleiman Yakubu, 28 yrs; Comrade Opaluwa Eleojo Simon, 50 yrs; Buhari Lawal, 21 yrs; Mosiu Sadiq, 28 yrs; Bashir Bello (aka Murtala), 51 yrs; Nurudeen Khamis, 47 yrs; and Abduldalam Zubair, 37 yrs
