Deji Adeyanju Granted Bail As Fani Kayode, Charly Boy Storm Abuja Court

Deji Adeyanju, Convener of Concerned Nigerians, has been granted
bail.

He was granted bail on Thursday by the Magistrate Court sitting
in Abuja.

Femi Fani Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation and Charles
Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, among others, stormed the
Magistrate Court in Abuja on Thursday morning express solidarity
with Adeyanju, who is standing trial on allegations of
“cyberstalking, inciting disturbance and criminal defamation”.

The offence is punishable under Section 391 of the Penal Code
and Section 24(1) of the CyberCrime Prohibition and Protection Act
2015.

Idiat Akanni, the presiding magistrate, said the offence is
bailable, noting that Adeyanju should not have been kept in
custody. She, therefore, admitted him to bail on the condition that
he must produce two sureties with N500,000 in like sum, and the
sureties must not be less than Grade 12 in the civil service.

Adeyanju was rearrested on Monday December 3, 2018 after he was
initially released from prison by the Federal Special Anti Robbery
Squad (FSARS) on offences bordering on “cyberstalking, inciting
disturbance and criminal defamation”.

Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff,
had also written a petition against Adeyanju for “promoting
terrorism on social media” regarding the attack on soldiers in
Melete.

Speaking on the arrest, Fani-Kayode said: “The excesses of the
Police have exposed the number of issues happening with the
military and so on. That he should be locked up, charge to court,
granted bail and rearrested. This is unacceptable and I will urge
the government to reconsider the way they are handling this
matter”.

The case was adjourned till January 17, 2019 for hearing.

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