BREAKING: Lagos PoliceNG Release Detained 47 Yoruba Nation Agitators, Keep One In Custody | Sahara Reporters
Forty-seven out of the 48 protesters arrested and detained by the Nigeria Police Force for holding Yoruba Nation Rally in Lagos on July 3, 2021 have been released. A 14-year-old girl, Jumoke Oyeleke, was also allegedly killed a stray bullet from a police gun.
A Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, Lagos State had on July 19 granted bail to all the agitators, except one of them, Tajudeen Bakare, who was accused of killing the minor. The court had ruled that one of their sureties must be a family member and the other a community leader or clergy with proof of tax payment.
Others include Oloye Taiwo, Saheed Kareem, Adebayo Waheed, Akinbode Sunday, Lawal Akeem, Samuel Ire, and Ogundile Dare.
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