A Wuse II Magistrates’ Court,
Abuja, on Thursday, admitted political activist and Coordinator of Concerned
Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, to bail in the sum of N500,000.
Adeyanju was remanded by the
court on Tuesday, following his arraignment on charges of cyber-stalking,
inciting disturbance and criminal defamation by the police.
NAN reports that Magistrate Idiat
Akanni, in her ruling, said the offence the defendant committed is bailable.
Akanni ordered the defendant to
produce two sureties in like sum each as bail bond.
The magistrate added that the
sureties must be civil servants of not less than Grade Level 12, and must
produce an utility bill.
Recall that Adeyanju
got into trouble with the authorities when he led a protest to the force
headquarters on Nov. 28.
Adeyanju and his group had
stormed the force headquarters with banner bearing the inscription: “Police are
not politicians; this rally is about saving democracy.”
The protesters were calling on
the Police and other security agents to be non-partisan, especially as the 2019
general elections approach.
He was arrested alongside two
other campaigners, Daniel Abobama and Boma Williams, and arraigned before the
Karshi Magistrates’ Court, which remanded them in the Keffi Prisons in Nasarawa
State.
The accused persons were charged
with criminal conspiracy, public nuisance, disturbance of public peace and
threat to public security and safety, criminal defamatory and derogatory
conduct against constituted authority.
They were granted bail by the
presiding magistrate, Aliu Kagarko and were able to perfect the bail conditions
on Dec. 3.
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