The Ondo State High Court sitting in Olokuta Correctional Centre in Akure, the state capital, has granted the bail of Kemisola Ogunniyi, a detained #EndSARS protester who delivered in prison custody, in the sum of 10 million Naira with surety.
The bail is coming a day to the naming ceremony of the baby.
It would be recalled that Ogunniyi was arrested along with three other suspects by the Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force during the curfew imposed in the state in the wake of the #EndSARS protest in October 2020 and was accused of setting ablaze the All Progressives Congress Secretariat during the protest.
She was charged for arson, conspiracy, stealing, and malicious damage.
Granting the bail application, Justice Omolara Adejumo cited Section 146, 150, 156 of the Ondo State Criminal Justice Law, stressing that she was released based on humanitarian grounds and for the purpose of the naming ceremony.
Justice Adejumo added that she has a right to be granted bail.
Meanwhile, Counsel to the defendant, Tope Temokun, expressed satisfaction with the release as well as the bail condition.
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