A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State on Wednesday admitted a leader of #EndSARS movement in the state, Emmanuel Adebisi, arrested by the Directorate of State Service, bail.
Adebisi was
arraigned before the Court by DSS on four counts bordering on forgery,
impersonation, illegal possession of Nigerian Army Uniform and had since
December 14, 2020, remanded in Ilesha Custodial Centre.
The presiding
Magistrate, Mr Isola Omisade had declined oral bail application of the
defendant ordering his counsel to apply for his bail formally.
However, when
the matter was called for hearing on December 21, 2020, Counsel from Ministry
of Justice, Barrister Oyedele Akintayo applied to formally take over the matter
from the DSS, a request which was granted by the Magistrate.
Meanwhile
attempt by the defendant’s counsel, Mr Niyi Akinsola moved the formal bail
application filed was opposed by the State counsel on the ground that the
bailiff has not served him application, urging the court to adjourned the case
to enable him to reply to the application.
The
prosecution counsel, Mr Akintayo and defendant’s counsel, Mr Akinsola argued
the formal bail application filed before the court on December 23, 2020, and
the Magistrate adjourned ruling on bail till Wednesday 30, December 2020.
Omisade
granted bail to Adebisi with the sum of N1 million and two sureties.
One of the
sureties, according to the Omisade, must be a state civil servant of grade
level 12 while the other must be a house owner in the state.
The
magistrate ordered that Adebisi should submit his international passport and
should not grant an interview to journalists on whatever ground.
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