Court Grants 12 Detained Igboho’s Associates Bail

A federal high court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the
twelve associates of Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also
known as Sunday Igboho who have been detained by the Department of
State Service (DSS) since their arrest on July 1, 2021.

Justice Obiora Egwaatu while ruling on the enforcement of
fundamental rights suit filed by their lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi
granted four ( 4) of the agitators’ bail with the sum of N10million
each and two sureties each in like sum who must have a verifiable
means of identification

While the remaining eight ( 8 ) were granted bail with the sum
of N5million each with two sureties each whom must be a civil
servant, meanwhile, the sureties must also be a resident of
Abuja.

At the resumed hearing of the case Pelumi Olajengbesi, Lawyer to
the 12 detained associates of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday
Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, prayed the court to admit his
clients to bail unconditionally.

Olajengbesi made the plea following the production of the 12
detainees before Justice Obiora Egwuatu on Wednesday.

He argued that to continue to keep the applicants in the custody
of the service would amount to an affront on the constitution and
infringement on their fundamental human rights as provided by the
law.

Meanwhile, lawyer to the DSS, I. Awo opposed the application for
bail for four of the applicants in custody saying that the service
has not concluded their investigation.

He argued that his objection to the bail application was
predicated on the grounds of the level of their involvement in the
offences preferred against them.

He added that investigation so far had revealed a high level of
complicity on the part of the four detainees.

On July 1, DSS operatives stormed Igboho’s residence of Yoruba
secession agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho at Soka,
Ibadan around 1 am, killing two of his associates and arresting
about 13 persons.

Igboho, who escaped the raid, had gone into hiding as the secret
police declared him wanted before he was later arrested at the
Benin Republic where is standing trial for immigration-related
offences.

A federal high court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the
twelve associates of Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also
known as Sunday Igboho who have been detained by the Department of
State Service (DSS) since their arrest on July 1, 2021.

Justice Obiora Egwaatu while ruling on the enforcement of
fundamental rights suit filed by their lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi
granted four ( 4) of the agitators’ bail with the sum of N10million
each and two sureties each in like sum who must have a verifiable
means of identification

While the remaining eight ( 8 ) were granted bail with the sum
of N5million each with two sureties each whom must be a civil
servant, meanwhile, the sureties must also be a resident of
Abuja.

At the resumed hearing of the case Pelumi Olajengbesi, Lawyer to
the 12 detained associates of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday
Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, prayed the court to admit his
clients to bail unconditionally.

Olajengbesi made the plea following the production of the 12
detainees before Justice Obiora Egwuatu on Wednesday.

He argued that to continue to keep the applicants in the custody
of the service would amount to an affront on the constitution and
infringement on their fundamental human rights as provided by the
law.

Meanwhile, lawyer to the DSS, I. Awo opposed the application for
bail for four of the applicants in custody saying that the service
has not concluded their investigation.

He argued that his objection to the bail application was
predicated on the grounds of the level of their involvement in the
offences preferred against them.

He added that investigation so far had revealed a high level of
complicity on the part of the four detainees.

On July 1, DSS operatives stormed Igboho’s residence of Yoruba
secession agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho at Soka,
Ibadan around 1 am, killing two of his associates and arresting
about 13 persons.

Igboho, who escaped the raid, had gone into hiding as the secret
police declared him wanted before he was later arrested at the
Benin Republic where is standing trial for immigration-related
offences.